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June 2025

American Independence Cockades
A quick look at American history - and American cockades - shows that Americans love independence!
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Heather Sheen
Palmetto Trees and Cannon Balls
An important battle occurred on June 28, 1776 that affected Southern cockades for nearly a century - and affected American history for 250 years!
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Heather Sheen
Made By The Ladies
Some people like to portray women of the Victorian era as repressed and without influence, but history - and cockades! - tell us a different story.
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Heather Sheen
Cockades & Eagles in the Army
The United States Army was born on June 14, 1775. In honor of that occasion, I thought I'd look at a symbol that has been linked with the Army almost…
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Heather Sheen
The Story of the Cockade City
Petersburg, VA has long been called "The Cockade City." Do you know why?
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Heather Sheen

May 2025

April 2025

Cockades of Culloden
On April 16, 1746, the final contest between the Hanovarians and the Stuarts was fought. As sharply divided as the forces were their cockades. It was…
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Heather Sheen
Cockades in the American Revolution
In April 250 years ago, "the shot heard round the world" began the American Revolution. So this week, let's take a look at the cockades worn during the…
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Heather Sheen
Confederate History Month
As the magnolia and wisteria began to blossom in April 1861, so the cockades were blossoming on gentlemen's hats and ladies' bonnets. Not to mention the…
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Heather Sheen
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