Members & Friends of the NC War Between the States Sesquicentennial Commission

It is my pleasure to announce the launch of a new web blog which can be found at www.Circa1865.com. 

This site will serve as a platform and archive of what has become a large number of War-related excerpts from many important books and reference material.  It is intended as a categorized resource for all who seek information about the War as well as students researching pertinent topics.  The entire archive will serve as an excellent bibliography and recommendations for further reading.

Please visit the site regularly to view our usually-daily posts!

Sincerely,

Bernhard Thuersam, Chairman

North Carolina War Between the States Sesquicentennial Commission

"Unsurpassed Valor, Courage and Devotion to Liberty"

www.ncwbts150.com

"The Official Website of the North Carolina WBTS Sesquicentennial"

Charlene's Visit

 

Pine Knoll Shores

Before visiting the Maritime Museum

 

BOGUE INLET FISHING PIER X2

 

T & W Oyster Bar

Charlene seemed dubious of trying a Hush Puppy, but once she did, they all disappeared. :)

Before braving the Dinosaurs below. :)

 

The History Place 

and afterwards The Infusion Cafe

Christine's place.

RDU

Man who murdered banjo-picking Hee Haw comedian David 'Stringbean' Akeman granted parole after 40 years

 

The killer of Grand Ole Opry and 'Hee Haw' comic David 'Stringbean' Akeman and his wife Estelle was granted parole Wednesday after 40 years in prison.

John A. Brown, 64, was originally sentenced to 198 years, and the board has denied several previous parole requests.

His latest request came in April. Brown told the board then that he was truly sorry for what he had done.

'I can't undo anything to change my past. I've committed the last 40 years to changing my life,' he said.

On the evening of Nov. 11, 1973, Brown and his cousin, Doug Marvin Brown, ransacked the Akemans' cabin on their farm near Nashville, looking for the cash Akeman was rumored to keep there.

Police said the cousins were surprised by the Akemans as they returned home from the Opry. John Brown shot Stringbean Akeman as he walked into the cabin, then ran after his wife in the yard before shooting her in the back of the head. (Parole?  Should have been executed.)

More @ Daily Mail

2014 Carolina Beach Music Awards: Too Much Sylvia Showcase Medley

Christian Woman Praying to Christ Ejected from MUSLIM Prayers at National Cathedral

According to reports, a woman who said loudly “Jesus Christ is Lord” before Muslim prayers commenced at the National Cathedral was forcibly removed from the church.
How horrible. My Gd, they don’t have enough mosques?

Christians in Muslim countries suffer innumerable humiliations and brutalities at best, and genocide at worst; quisling Church leaders in the West not only continue to provide cover for the most extreme and brutal ideology on the face of the earth, but they turn over the churches to it.  And now the National Cathedral. Non-Muslims are not even allowed in Mecca.

More @ Pamela Geller

Dir. of U.S. Navy Intelligence sacked for warning about China’s aggressive designs in East China Sea

Via LH

In February of this year, at the U.S. Naval Institute’s WEST 2014 conference, Capt. James Fanell, 52, the director of intelligence and information operations at U.S. Pacific Fleet, said that the Chinese Navy was practicing for a “short sharp war” against Japan.

According to Fanell, the PLA Navy had been carrying out amphibious assault drills to practice taking territory in the East China Sea, specifically the Senkaku or Diaoyu islands that are claimed by both Japan and China. Once the uninhabited islands come under Chinese control, the PLA could then attack Okinawa to remove the facilities of the US Air Force and Marine Corps from the island. (See my post “U.S. Navy intelligence chief: China training for a quick war against Japan”)

Fanell also stated that China is at the center of virtually every maritime territorial dispute in the Asia-Pacific and that the Chinese were engaging in a blatant land-grab of islands that would enhance their exclusive economic rights to fishing and natural resources.

More @ Consortium of Defense Analysts

NC: Grassroots Ministry Builds Homes For Homeless Veterans

Via LH

Google Earth - Planes In Flight

Via szhaman

Cops cuff, detain man for having legal guns

 

A court case is developing in Virginia after a man was ordered at gunpoint to the ground, handcuffed, taken to a police station and detained – all for carrying two guns he owns.

Legally.

A complaint has been filed in U.S. District Court in Richmond on behalf of Brandon Howard over “the unlawful arrest and detention” in violation of the First, Second, Fourth and 14th Amendments.

Howard was protesting Barack Obama’s presidency, calling for his impeachment, while legally carrying two guns, according to the complaint filed by the Rutherford Institute.

More @ WND

Willie's Card Trick

Via Iver