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    Quote Originally Posted by Sherree View Post
    Lonewolfinoregon, here is a link (not a book) that might shed some light on what you're looking for.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_cavalry
    Thanks very much..

    I was hoping somebody actually wrote books on this side of the Civil War..

    Another thing we were not taught in, atleast my history class in school..

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    Quote Originally Posted by CaryC View Post
    Here's another link to an article in wiki:

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Native...ican_Civil_War

    With this as the intro:




    Down at the bottom of the article are links to each tribe.

    I personally don't know of any books, but here is a link to a bing search which has several:

    https://www.bing.com/search?q=books+...e0631759aac20b

    As a side note to show not all slaves were black:



    And lest we forget Native Americans also held white captives as slaves.
    Thanks too..

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    Quote Originally Posted by lonewolfinoregon View Post
    Another thing we were not taught in, at least my history class in school..
    Academia doesn't exist to educate so much as it is intended to achieve conformity with reverence to the "authority" of man ....

    O.W.


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    Quote Originally Posted by lonewolfinoregon View Post
    Thanks too..
    Sure no problem.

    Here is one monument they might have a little trouble getting rid of:

    Stone Mountain is a quartz monzonite dome monadnock and the site of Stone Mountain Park in Stone Mountain, Georgia. At its summit, the elevation is 1,686 feet (514 m) MSL and 825 feet (251 m) above the surrounding area. Stone Mountain is well-known not only for its geology, but also for the enormous rock relief on its north face, the largest bas-relief in the world.[1] The carving depicts three Confederate figures during the Civil War: Stonewall Jackson, Robert E. Lee, and Jefferson Davis.
    If anyone has a chance to go to Atlanta this is a site to see.


    Atlanta Cyclorama & Civil War Museum
    Since 1893: The Longest Running Show in the Country

    Located in historic Grant Park, next to the Zoo.
    800 Cherokee Ave. S.E. Atlanta, GA 30315
    (404) 624-1071 or (404) 658-7625
    E-mail:atlcyclorama@atlantaga.gov


    TAKE YOUR PLACE IN HISTORY
    Home of the world's largest painting, "The Battle of Atlanta" and home of the historic Civil War locomotive, "TEXAS" (hero of the "Great Train Race"). Through spectacular music, art and sound effects, history comes alive as you step back to July 22, 1864 and become part of the battle.
    It is a site to see of the Battle of Atlanta. You go under and enter by coming up into the middle of the building, and all on the floor, with figurines of men and horses and building and cannons, etc.. and on the walls is the paintings match the size and perspective on the floor and it's hard to tell where one stops and the other begins.

    Go soon, before they tear it down.


    Oooops my bad it is closed for restoration, to be open sometime in 2017.

    Atlanta Cyclorama & Civil War Museum

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    Cyclorama of the Battle of Atlanta
    The Atlanta Cyclorama and Civil War Museum was a civil war museum located in Atlanta, Georgia, its most noted attraction being the Atlanta Cyclorama, a cylindrical panoramic painting of the Civil War Battle of Atlanta.
    Modern media, such as IMAX, rendered this sort of portrayal obsolete.[3] It is currently closed to the public. The Atlanta History Center is in the process of restoring The Battle of Atlanta painting and relocating it to its Buckhead property. The restoration process began in 2015. The plan is to open the building in 2017 to allow the public to view the ongoing restoration of The Battle of Atlanta painting, with a full opening and dedication following in 2018. Once the painting has been fully restored, Atlanta residents, tourists, and other visitors can see The Battle of Atlanta as it was originally intended to be viewed when it was painted in 1886, a hyperbolic or hourglass shape.
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    Atlanta Cyclorama[edit]

    Paying visitors viewed the cylindrical painting from the inside, entering through an entrance in the floor. After being seated, the central cylinder rotates slowly, affording a view of the entire painting. The painting at one time was the largest oil painting in the world, and if unrolled would measure 42 feet (13 m) high by 358 feet (109 m) long. It held this record until 1894, when it was surpassed in size by The Racławice Panorama (15 × 114 meter, 49 ft × 374 ft) a cycloramic painting depicting the Battle of Racławice.
    The Cyclorama was narrated at one time by volunteers, some of whom were veterans or widows of veterans of the Civil War. In 1960, Atlanta Mayor William B. Hartsfield accepted the donation of a recorded narration written by Junius Andrew Park, Jr., in honor of his father, Junius Andrew Park, Sr., who was born and raised in Atlanta. Research was done by Lurline Richardson Park, the writer's wife. The narration was musically scored by Atlanta musician Sam T. Wilhoit, and the narration was read by Hollywood actor Victor Jory, who appeared in the original motion picture Gone with the Wind. All parties donated their time and labor. In later years, a revised narration was produced and narrated by actor Shepperd Strudwick.
    Civil War museum[edit]


    The uniform of a Confederate general


    The museum displayed pictures and artifacts from the Civil War, including the Texas, a steam locomotive that pursued the captured train the General in the Great Locomotive Chase during the war. This raid was depicted in the 1927 Buster Keaton film The General and the 1956 Disney film The Great Locomotive Chase.
    A movie theater inside the museum showed a short film about the Atlanta Campaign, narrated by James Earl Jones, to visitors before they view the painting. The cyclorama painting itself is augmented by a three-dimensional diorama in front of the painting and a narration of the events of the battle and the history of the painting. A popular story concerning the diorama involves actor Clark Gable. During the celebrations surrounding the opening of the film Gone with the Wind, the film's actors visited the Atlanta Cyclorama. Gable allegedly claimed that the only way the painting could be any more magnificent was if he were in it, prompting the management to add Gable's features to one of the sculptures in the diorama, that of a dying soldier.
    Future plans[edit]

    In July 2014, Atlanta city officials announced plans to relocate the Cyclorama to the Atlanta History Center in Buckhead.[2] The possibility of a move started soon after the 2008 restoration of the only other panoramic painting in the United States, the Gettysburg Cyclorama.[2] In 2011, a panel of city leaders and historians was appointed to investigate options for restoring and possibly relocating the painting, which was estimated to cost at least $8 million to restore.[2] Three options were considered: relocate to Centennial Olympic Park area, near the Georgia Aquarium and other new tourist attractions; relocate to Atlanta History Center; or, remain in current location.[2] The Atlanta History Center was selected after a local couple offered $10 million towards the project, with the History Center noting in its announcement that it had already raised $32.2 million for the move.[2]
    The Cyclorama's final day open to the public was June 30, 2015, after which it closed in preparation for the move. The History Center began construction in fall 2015 on a new 23,000-square-foot (2,100 m2) building to house the painting, the diorama and the Texas locomotive.[2] During the construction, restoration work will begin on the painting, including the addition of areas of the painting that were removed prior to its installation in the current Grant Park facility.[2] After the History Center building is completed, the painting and diorama will be moved to the new facility where restoration will continue, at times in view of History Center visitors.[2] The Grant Park building will be given to Zoo Atlanta, where it will be used as office and event space, including a new private viewing area for a proposed expansion of the zoo's African elephant habitat.[2]

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    Quote Originally Posted by CaryC View Post
    Sure no problem.

    Here is one monument they might have a little trouble getting rid of:



    If anyone has a chance to go to Atlanta this is a site to see.



    It is a site to see of the Battle of Atlanta. You go under and enter by coming up into the middle of the building, and all on the floor, with figurines of men and horses and building and cannons, etc.. and on the walls is the paintings match the size and perspective on the floor and it's hard to tell where one stops and the other begins.

    Go soon, before they tear it down.
    The Cyclorama cannot be viewed by the public at this time because it is being moved and restored. It is supposed to reopen in its new location in 2018.

    http://www.atlantahistorycenter.com/...anta-cyclorama
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