A chilling memento from a cruel family.
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Book Review: ‘Dreams of Victory: General P.G.T. Beauregard in the Civil War’
“Dreams of Victory” is an updated treatment of one of the Confederacy’s most misunderstood generals, Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard.
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The Battle of New Market and Its VMI Cadets: The Forgotten Ones
VMI cadets working cannons rose to the occasion, paving the way for a startling Confederate victory in May 1864.
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Rare Find of Skeletal Remains Discovered at Waterloo Battlefield
Despite its notoriety and the large swath of land the fighting covered, the battlefield had never been excavated by archaeologists until 2019.
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‘Old Ironsides’: Still in Commission After 225 Years
USS Constitution is the world’s oldest commissioned warship still afloat.
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Union Soldier John Munson and His Horse, John Mosby
This image is of John Munson of the 72nd Illinois Mounted Infantry of Col. […]
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Letter From Vicksburg
A soldier of the 42nd Ohio Infantry describes the Siege of Vicksburg for his parents back home.
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Patsy Cline’s Final Flight
What the fatal airplane crash of the country star says about flying then and now.
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From Glenn Miller to Aaliyah: Popular Musicians Who Died in Airplane Crashes
Traveling by air proved fatal to these popular performers, including Buddy Holly.
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What Is It Like to Be an Archaeologist Today?
Ancient Roman expert Simon Elliott shares his insights into archaeology and how his field work has led him to challenge some conventional wisdom.