A.: We are constantly looking for quality artifacts for our gallery. We will purchase individual items or large collections. If you should have something for sale, or know someone who does, please let us know. We have proudly earned a reputation for offering a fair and honest value.

A - Actually, buying ancient Indian artifacts might get the Antiquities Police on your tail, and you wouldn't want that to happen, would you? However, in our well-stocked Gift Shop you can legally buy reproductions and photographs of ancient artifacts or purchase modern Native American-made pottery, jewelry, rugs, weavings, poetry and other works of art and craft.

A.: We attend over two dozens Civil War and Antique Arms Shows every year. Please see the Calendar section of our website to view our upcoming events.

For broad questions such as this, try doing some searches first. If you want sheet music on a specific topic, see the browse page for lists of topics, or search the sheet music for a specific subject. (Sheet music on the Civil War may be found by searching for "civil war".

We currently have no plans to make another Civil War game, but are open to the possibility at some point in the future. The latest release in our "Great Battle Series" is Sid Meier's Civil War Collection. It's a compilation of Gettysburg, Antietam, and the new South Mountain scenarios all on one CD-Rom. People who already own Antietam can go here and download the South Mountain scenarios for free.

The manufacture of fruit jars really didn't take off until after the civil war. Before the war, canning jars (many were actually large, heavy, bulky enamel lined cans) were expensive and difficult to use. Mason's patent was issued in 1858 but it wasn't until the Consolidated Fruit Jar Company began making jars after the war did the Mason jar really begin catching on.

AFTER. Just as the original Uncle Remus stories written by Joel Chandler Harris, Song of the South is set in a time period after the Civil War and the abolition of slavery. This is evident by the fact that in the movie Uncle Remus is able to freely leave the plantation. Walt Disney probably assumed that people already knew this fact and may have felt that stating the date was unnecessary.

Our 3-D Engine is under constant development and might be not 100% compatible with certain games. In order to avoid audio artifacts either disable hardware acceleration in your game or select 'Wave 4/5' as your preferred device. Select 48000 sampling rate. Due to hardware limitations, the recording functionality is available for this sampling rate only.

A Dallas Taylor: "The cover was Stephen's idea. He was a big Civil War buff. The camera belonged to Graham Nash. He collected antique cameras. The photo was taken at David Crosby's house north of Sausalito California. The dog wandered into the picture accidentally and we kept the shot. We still don't know where the dog came from, or who he or she belonged to. Stephen called it "Fred"."

There was only a very basic system to identify dead soldiers during the Civil War, mostly relying on identifications made by fellow soldiers. Because the soldiers had uniforms (blue for Yankees, grey for Confederates) and battles were usually conclusive, soldiers were identified by whatever uniform they were wearing and were usually assigned to their respective army. There were also truces to remove the dead, a practice that faded in the 20th century.

No, Crane was born in 1871, six years after the war ended. For more details, see the Queries 2004 page. You can find some help in the Student Queries section of this site. The questions and references there should help you with your paper. Also, you can search the bibliographies for secondary sources that would be relevant to your topic. Some individual bibliographies, such as the one on "The Blue Hotel," are also available.

The Outer Banks History Center in Manteo specializes in the history of the North Carolina coast, and provides reference services onsite and via telephone, mail, and e-mail.

Could you tell me how I can find a pattern for the lovely nightgowns of the Romantic/Victorian Era? I just adore them! Many thanks and I love your site! I wanted to ask you about Little House on the Prairie patterns. These are our favorite style - but I can't find anything that really looks like what Laura and Mary wore. One that I did find was a Butterick and it had a yoke. Most of the girls dresses did not have a yoke. I'd like to find a pattern for a dress that is wearable, as theirs were.

Strategically, Missouri shared a border with both Union and Confederate states and territories (Iowa, Illinois, Kansas, Arkansas, the Indian Territory, Kentucky and Tennessee), and contained vital waterways (the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers), which were critical to both transportation and communication. In addition, the state was rich in resources, including agriculture products (hemp, mules, etc.), and raw materials such as iron and lead.

Recently, official GMCS courses have contained a Civil War wicket, depicting a specific battle. Generally, a player's ball will maneuver in a manner similar to that battle's troop movements.

Presumably, you refer to the US Civil War, not the English, Irish, or other. Depending on the sword, anywhere from nothing to tens of thousands. Bet on the low end unless you have two expert appraisals to the contrary. Also, there are later issue blades of the same style, millions of fakes and modern reproductions out there. Don't assume you're getting a deal on a low price. It may be worth even less than that fantastic price.

All our Civil War currency is authentic reproductions of the original union and confederate money. There are 18 different banknotes (12 CSA and 6 USA).

There were three sieges of Lichfield during the period 1643-46 as the Cathedral was surrounded by a ditch and defensive walls, and made a natural fortress. The Royalists were defeated in March 1643, and the Parliamentarians a month later. In 1646, the Parliamentarians were once again victorious, but the Cathedral suffered extensive damage: the central spire was demolished, the roofs ruined and all the stained glass smashed.

Well, it hasn't really started yet, so we can't say too much, but basically we know that there is a superhero registration bill working its way through the government and that the heroes will be divided among pro-registration and anti-registration. We know that Captain America and Iron Man will be on opposite sides of one another and that the Avengers will go through many changes as a result.

There is a small but significant collection of Civil War images in the collection, including complete sets of the plates from the books "Gardner's Photographic Sketchbook of the War" (Alexander Gardner) and "Photographic Views of Sherman's Campaign" (George N. Barnard). There are also stereo views by Anthony & Co., Mathew Brady, Alexander Gardner, and Timothy O'Sullivan as well as a collection of carte-de-visite portraits of soldiers.

In a word, slavery. Most Union soldiers did not really care about slavery, and neither did most Confederate soldiers, but slavery caused the war nonetheless. (To paraphrase Bruce Catton, they weren't fighting over slavery, but they were fighting because of it.) It is often stated that the South was fighting to defend states' rights [see Myths and Legends]. More accurately, the Confederacy was fighting for independence from rest of the country, in part to preserve the right to own slaves.

No, not at all. The secession of California will be peaceful. A nation has a right to self-determination. California is as much a nation-state as is the United States of America.

Shoppers can order high-quality pieces of arts and crafts from around Asia from their computers whenever and wherever they want and have them delivered right to their doorstep. Plus, now Oriental Artifacts Online can ship your purchases all over Australia, as well as abroad. Please note that restrictions do apply for framed artifacts and furniture. We guarantee every product we offer. We guarantee that the customer's credit card purchase is safe. We guarantee the customer's privacy.

A.: We make every attempt to acquire the highest quality original artifacts. We guarantee the authenticity of the items we sell.

When your empire splits into civil war, you can choose which of the "pieces" to continue playing as and which side to let go of.

The US population in 1861, the start of the Civil War, was small in comparison to today: just over 30 million Americans. More than 600,000 Americans would be killed over the next four years, and more than 500,000 wounded.

I am a member of a Civil War re-enactment troop and I am also their Web designer. Our troop, including myself, go to many schools to demonstrate our cannon and to teach about the Civil War and lifestyles of the time, etc. I have had many young ladies ask me how ladies of the time took care of their menstruation. I believe I can now give them an answer after viewing your Web site.

The Civil War victim may not be last depending on any Renaissance uses. The player turn order for the Final Card Play Phase is the same order as the end of the Expansion Phase just completed. The Final Card Play Phase is not a new turn.

Hitler would be the nicest guy on the planet. He'd spend all day trying to kill the most evil person on the planet, Bob Hope! Okay, so the part about Bob Hope wouldn't be different from everyday life.