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 2 VERY NICE Dug Merrill Carbine Civil War Bullets Union Camp Hilton Head NC $21.00 (7 Bids) Time Remaining: 4h 4m |
 Civil War Relic Confederate Sword Drag Dug in Charles City Co VA $75.00 (12 Bids) Time Remaining: 2d 21h 23m |
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 M1858 Smoothside Canteen Dug Battle Of Wilderness $35.00 (4 Bids) Time Remaining: 3h 44m |
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 DUG CIVIL WAR DIMPLE BASE SHARPS BULLET 52 CAL PERFECT $4.99 Time Remaining: 19d 2h 19m Buy It Now for only: $4.99 |
 Dug US Bit Boss Found While Relic Hunting On The Retreat Route In Amelia Springs $22.51 (8 Bids) Time Remaining: 1d 4h 38m |
 Great Group of 50 Dug Sharps Carbine Civil War Bullets $86.00 (12 Bids) Time Remaining: 1d 4h 9m |
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 8 Great Civil War Union Camp Dug Fishing Sinkers Soldier Made Camp Hilton Head $24.50 (3 Bids) Time Remaining: 3h 48m |
 2 Great Rhode Island Civil War Union Camp Dug Buttons D Evans Attleboro Mass $62.00 (9 Bids) Time Remaining: 3h 36m |
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 DUG CONFEDERATE CLAY INKWELL WILMINGTON NC CIVIL WAR $20.52 (8 Bids) Time Remaining: 3d 2h 50m |
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 3 DUG CIVIL WAR IRON CANNISTER OR GRAPE SHOT W DIGGERS OLD TAG $10.49 (5 Bids) Time Remaining: 3d 2h 59m |
 DUG US 18 LB SOLID SHOT CIVIL WAR EXCAVATED AT ELIZABETHTOWN KY $20.50 (4 Bids) Time Remaining: 4d 4h 52m |
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 CANDLESTICK HOLDER DUG 3484 $0.99 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 18h 31m |
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 MISC Civil War dug Camp Relic Group Large LOT $15.00 Time Remaining: 4d 4h 54m |
 NON DUG CIVIL WAR HAT LETTER H FOR KEPI $11.38 (3 Bids) Time Remaining: 4d 2h 51m |
 CIVIL WAR BULLET GETTYSBURG DUG $3.95 Time Remaining: 26d 19h 52m Buy It Now for only: $3.95 |
 DUG CONFEDERATE 24 LB SHELL EXCELLENT CONDITION CIVIL WAR $29.45 (8 Bids) Time Remaining: 4d 2h 34m |
 4 Great Civil War Union Camp Dug Connecticut State Seal Coat Buttons Scovill $54.77 (9 Bids) Time Remaining: 3h 33m |
 Dug Pre Civil War Cuff Militia Button 15mm GI 56 $9.95 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 3h 9m |
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 Civil War Friction Primers Dug Batlle Of Chancellorsville $15.00 Time Remaining: 1d 5h 59m |
 DUG US INFANTRY HAT INSIGNIA CIVIL WAR FOUND AT CAMDEN ARKANSAS $15.50 (6 Bids) Time Remaining: 4d 3h 47m |
 Fancy Scarce Pattern Civil War Officers Spur Dug Kennesaw Mnt $117.95 Time Remaining: 7d 3h 2m Buy It Now for only: $117.95 |
 Civil War Confederate Mississippi Style Cavalry Spur Dug Virginia Relic $14.01 (3 Bids) Time Remaining: 6d 3h 42m |
 8 Great Civil War Union Camp Dug Carved Bullets Soldier Made Hilton Head Camp $9.48 (5 Bids) Time Remaining: 3h 53m |
 CIVIL WAR BULLET VICKSBURG DUG COA PHOTO $3.95 Time Remaining: 4d 23h 53m Buy It Now for only: $3.95 |
 Civil War US Federal Eagle Breastplate Dug artifact Ceder Creek $51.22 (7 Bids) Time Remaining: 1d 23h 36m |
 VERY NICE Civil War Confederate Ring Tail Sharps Carbine Bullet Dug Hilton Head $42.99 (8 Bids) Time Remaining: 3h 53m |
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 Dug Civil War relic US Bit Boss Rosette $24.99 (2 Bids) Time Remaining: 2d 23h 9m |
 Civil War Relic Parrott Shell Dug at Varina VA Safe Deactivated $128.39 (11 Bids) Time Remaining: 1d 21h 34m Buy It Now for only: $249.99 |
 Civil War Relic Hotchkiss Shell Base Dug at Petersburg Virginia $19.99 Time Remaining: 11d 18h 30m Buy It Now for only: $19.99 |
 LARGE GROUP OF DUG CIVIL WAR ERA RELICS $16.00 Time Remaining: 1d 21h 50m |
 Dug Civil War Relic 1858 Half Dime High Grade Coin $9.27 (2 Bids) Time Remaining: 4d 2h 32m |
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 Display Mixed DUG OLD HOME SITE RELICS ARTIFACTS SPIGOT BUTTONS MINI BALLS $15.50 (3 Bids) Time Remaining: 1d 16h 1m |
 CIVIL WAR BULLET BULL RUN MANASSAS DUG NICE $3.95 Time Remaining: 5d 19h 37m Buy It Now for only: $3.95 |
 Civil War Relic 7 Stacked Burnside Cartridges Dug Petersburg Virginia Area $26.00 (3 Bids) Time Remaining: 4d 4h 31m |
 AWESOME DUG CIVIL WAR CAVALRY TROOPERS FOOT STIRRUP FOUND BRANDY STATION VA $12.09 (5 Bids) Time Remaining: 4d 2h 49m |
 CIVIL WAR BRIDLE ROSETTE NON DUG LEAD FILLED NO2 LK $15.00 Time Remaining: 20h 5m |
 Nice Group of 27 Dug Civil War Buttons from Nashville Guaranteed Authentic $44.99 Time Remaining: 28d 14h 30m Buy It Now for only: $44.99 |
 CIVIL WAR BRIDLE ROSETTE NON DUG LEAD FILLED NO1 LK $15.00 Time Remaining: 17h 19m |
 Flattened Union Eagle Plate w Portion of Leather Strap Dug New Kent CoVirginia $39.99 Time Remaining: 17h 6m |
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 CONFEDERATE CIVIL WAR SWORD HANGAR DUG 3482 $5.24 (6 Bids) Time Remaining: 18h 16m |
 BEAUTIFUL DUG CIVIL WAR ERA HORSE ROSETTE LEAD FILLED AND VERY LARGE $5.24 (3 Bids) Time Remaining: 3d 2h 59m |
 Dug Civil War Savage Army Revolver Spent Bullet $15.00 Time Remaining: 13d 2h 1m Buy It Now for only: $15.00 |
 VERY UNIQUE Civil War Union Camp Dug Medical Syringe End Pewter Hilton Head NC $0.99 Time Remaining: 3h 58m |
 NICE DUG CIVIL WAR BULLET IN WOOD WITH DIGGERS OLD TAG 1 $4.24 (6 Bids) Time Remaining: 3d 3h |
 Civil War Bullet Musket Ball Grapeshot Dug in East Tennessee $5.99 Time Remaining: 27d 4h 50m Buy It Now for only: $5.99 |
 CIVIL WAR RELICS CANTEEN STOPPERS DUG 3481 $0.99 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 18h 13m |
 NORTH CAROLINA MILITARY INSTITUTE BUTTON CHARLOTTE NC NON DUG Lk $750.00 Time Remaining: 3h 17m |
 15 Civil War Relic High Impact Minie Balls Dug at Petersburg Virginia $29.99 Time Remaining: 24d 5m Buy It Now for only: $29.99 |
 Civil War Battlefield Dug Relics Bullets Knife Rosettes Buttons +More Lot 2 $2.75 (2 Bids) Time Remaining: 6d 18h 33m |
 CIVIL WAR RELIC MUSKET HAMMER DUG 3480 $5.50 (7 Bids) Time Remaining: 18h 11m |
 Civil War Relic Pewter Canteen Mouthpiece Dug Central VA $12.99 Time Remaining: 4d 20h 53m Buy It Now for only: $12.99 |
 NICE DUG CIVIL WAR BULLET IN WOOD WITH DIGGERS OLD TAG 3 $4.24 (5 Bids) Time Remaining: 3d 3h |
 VERY NICE Dug Union Civil War Williamson Cleaner Bullets Dug Hilton Head $1.04 (3 Bids) Time Remaining: 4h 11m |
 Confederate Spur Dug Brushy Mnt John Hood Position $117.95 Time Remaining: 7d 4h 19m Buy It Now for only: $117.95 |
 BEAUTIFUL DUG CIVIL WAR CONFEDERATE SOLDIERS FLOWER BUTTON MADE BY W H JONES $2.75 (4 Bids) Time Remaining: 3d 2h 59m |
 CIVIL WAR BRIDLE ROSETTE NON DUG LEAD FILLED NO 3 LK $15.00 Time Remaining: 20h 10m |
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The Training Ground: Grant, Lee, Sherman, and Davis in the Mexican War, 1846-1848
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DescriptionFew historical figures are as inextricably linked as Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee. But less than two decades before they faced each other as enemies at Appomattox, they had been brothers--both West Point graduates, both wearing blue, and both fighting in the same cadre in the Mexican War... |
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Legends and Lore of Illinois, 5: Dug Hill Road
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Description1863, Union army deserters ambushed and killed a provost marshal named Welch along Dug Hill Road. In one version of this story, Welch's own friend betrayed him and led him into the ambush. Since then, his ghost has been seen along the road... |
A Visit to Olumo Rock, Abeokuta in Nigeria
In this country we might never know the value of what we have until we have all taken a tourist visit to Olumo rock. On Suday, 4th May, 2008 I took a firm and bold decision to visit Olumo rock in Abeokuta in Ogun state of Nigeria following the much interesting stories I had heard of the rock. Before this historic visit, I had only thought of Abeokuta as one small town with prominent illustrious sons and daughters many of whom have greatly contributed to the development of the country.
It was exactly 11.15am; I had chosen to go to see for myself that natural imposing wondrous rock called the Olumo rock which everyone has talked about except me rather than go to church that Sunday. I soon took a commercial vehicle from Oshodi to Abeokuta. My observation of the passengers in the bus showed that 12 out of the total 18 passengers in the vehicle were heading for a party in the town, I therefore began to wonder what the sight of Abeokuta could hold for me. Abeokuta indeed must be a party place I reasoned.
The bus soon set me down at a place called Kuto still in Abeokuta where I took another vehicle that stopped me right in front of Olumo rock. I had observed that Abeokuta itself is an ancient hilly town full of rocks. This Olumo rock is incredibly wonderful. We (with Patrick Bassey-Akpan) soon struck up friendship with a guide and photographer who would give us historical explanations about the rock and take several photographs of us using digital camera. Our first assignment was climbing the stairs (which I understood was artificially attached to the rock by the present Governor of the state, His Excellency, Otunba Gbenga Daniel popularly called OGD by his political Admirers in 2006 to boost the tourist arrangement of the rock) This exercise tired us out completely as we had to take a rest immediately we got to the top of veranda provided on the rock with a balcony.
Next we were shown the “Egba time Hide-out” which obviously were tiny natural caves with holes on the floor, we were told that the Egba warriors hid their wives children and in these caves while they engaged their enemies in the inter-tribal wars. This war is known as the Yoruba civil war in History. The holes dug on the floor were said to have provided a device for the grinding peeper, tomatoes, onions and other ingredients during the war.
We were also shown a tomb with an epitaph describing the name of the deceased as “Sonni” with the year of his final departure in 1956. The explanation for the interment here is that in the olden times the Egbas were often interred within their premises. We took note of a shrine said to be opened only once in a year perhaps every August 8, when the festival in veneration of the stone god which saved the lives of the Egbas is often held. We got to know that the festival itself attracts the Alake of Egbaland and several other dignitaries from within and outside the town.
We were stunned to discover some aged women still living on top of the rock. These Aged women simply said to be of the “7th generation” were indeed very pleasant and nice to meet. Our next mission took us to the very top of the rock. This gave us an amazing view of Abeokuta as almost every single structure in this town could be seen. Prominent amongst these were the Late MKO Abiola’s family house, the first mosque in Egbaland, premises of a once missionary school now said to be housing part of Ogun television House, the first church in Nigeria situated in Egbaland with the influence of Rev. Gollmer and Samuel Ajayi Crowther and other Saro Missionaries.
The Ogun River from which the state itself derives its name could also be sighted amazingly flowing from afar. The palace of Alake of Egbaland said to be full of historical antiquities could also be seen.
The total height of the rock was said to be 137 metres above the sea level and our guide pointed to a particular spot which he explained was the middle of the rock, not far from this spot is a long length of crack which completely splits the rock causing it to divide. According to our guide some Europeans hoping to find gold invaded the rock, a strike on this middle of the rock caused blood to gush from the rock and the long crack which the rock experienced. The result therefore was the death of the Europeans who died some of who also fled.
As we climbed down this magnificent rock, Series of questions struck my memory. I was simply imagining how trees which I saw on top of the rock could have grown without any access to the soil, and how the rock was said to have been discovered by a Hunter. Again I imagined how a Hunter could have discovered what may have been visible to everyone.
But there was a lesson I learnt from it all, that God is wonderful and greater than all. The Egbas may have also learnt this lesson many centuries ago before me.
About the Author
Emeka Esogbue hails from Ibusa, Delta State, Nigeria. He is is a History and International Relations graduate and an Internet Author with lots of tremendous published and unpublished works
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