A group of San Franciscans wrote John A. Andrew, the governor of Massachusetts, in […]
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Out of a Frozen Hell
The wind was howling, snow was falling sideways, and the temperature was dangerously low. What better time to escape from Johnson’s Island?
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Rebels in Pennsylvania!
The spearhead of Lee’s army was about to strike a lethal blow at the very heart of the Keystone State when the Battle of Gettysburg interrupted.
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THE BURNING OF COLUMBIA FROM THE UNION AND CONFEDERATE PERSPECTIVES
An excerpt from “Sherman’s March from Savannah to Bentonville.” From Battles and Leaders of the Civil War.
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Civil War Soldier Profile: THE KEYSTONE OF LITTLE ROUND TOP
NAME: Orpheus Saeger WoodwardDATES: 1837 to June 26, 1919ALLEGIANCE: UnionHIGHEST RANK: Brevet Brigadier GeneralUNIT: […]
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Civil War Soldier Profile: Man on a Black Horse
NAME: Nimrod Milton GreenDATES: 1827 to February 21, 1882ALLEGIANCE: ConfederateHIGHEST RANK: PrivateUNIT: 4th Virginia […]
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Civil War Soldier Profile: A KANAWHA CAVALRYMAN
NAME: Junius Marion Jones DATES: 1841 to 1880 ALLEGIANCE: Union HIGHEST RANK: Corporal UNIT: […]
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The Myth of the 5 Dead Rebel Generals
They were killed at Franklin, all right, but it’s not true that all five were laid out on the same porch.
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Battle of Gettysburg: Remembering Pickett’s Charge
Few judgments have generated as much controversy as the Confederate decision to make a last desperate attack on the center of the Union lines on the afternoon of July 3, 1863, at Gettysburg.
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“Never Were Men So Brave”
Their casualties were enormous but their courage and capacity for fun were legendary. General Lee, himself, gave highest praise to these Yankees of the Irish Brigade.