Virginia honors Hunley sailor with state capitol ceremony
An honor guard of Confederate reenactors carried a ceremonial casket bearing Hunley sediment to the Virginia Capitol for a one day in state. Frank Collins died aboard the Hunley in 1864. his remains and crew are to be buried in Charleston next month. The event included a riderless horse, marching riflemen and bagpiper as about 100 attended.
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Frank Collins
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Virginia
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Bray Bowling
Sons of Confederate Veterans
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Museum of the Confederacy
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South Carolina Hunley Commission
Glenn McConnell
Erosion of Civil War Fortifications in Charleston Studied
University of Cincinnati geology doctoral student Rick Bullard analyzes Charleston fortifications such as Fort LaMar Battery 5 and Battery Pringle. Erosion at about 5 millimeters per year is gradually smoothing slopes and erasing features, threatening several nearby fortifications due to tides storms and growth in development.
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Rick Allard
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University of Incinnati
Bullard
Fort LaMar
Battery 5
Battery Pringle
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