Ill and far from home, the old warrior still managed to aid his war-torn […]
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‘Texas Need Not Feel Ashamed’
A stirring firsthand account of the Texas Brigade’s winning charge at the Battle of Gaines’ Mill.
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Freed Slaves Battle Small Pox and Other Diseases
Many escaped slaves succumbed to an implacable new foe: smallpox. On Christmas Eve 1862, […]
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George Meade’s Mixed Legacy
THE GENERAL WON AT GETTYSBURG. IN SPITE OF HIMSELF. George Gordon Meade was 47 […]
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A Bloody Summer for Horsemen
By 1863, Union troopers were ready for hard fighting, from Brandy Station to the […]
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The Perfect Speech
The words of the Gettysburg Address can still evoke powerful emotions.
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Interview: Eric Foner / In Search of Lincoln and His World
Eric Foner is one of a handful of historians who have won the Bancroft […]
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Daily Quiz for May 1, 2017
Nova Scotia Supreme Court justice, member of the British House of Commons, and writer, Thomas Haliburton, created this literary character.
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Daily Quiz for April 30, 2017
Guy Carleton was twice governor of this Canadian province.