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Battle of Galveston Events this weekend

Just a reminder that the 150th anniversary events for the Battle of Galveston will take place this weekend down in Galveston. The event will kick off Friday night with a couple of really unique presentations on the battle between CSS Alabama and USS Hatteras. The whole schedule of events and resevration information is at the following Galveston Historical Foundation website:
http://www.galvestonhistory.org/Battle_Special_Events.asp
Andy Hall and I will be leading walking tours and William C. "Jack" Davis will be giving a couple of lectures. That is all in addition to the reenactment events on the Strand. I hope to see many of you folks down there.
Ed Cotham