Of the 620,000 dead in the Civil War, this percentage were Southern.
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Daily Quiz for March 13, 2019
This famous New York clothier which sold suits to Abraham Lincoln, US Grant and others was a notorious war profiteer.
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Conversation Piece: Military Honors
John A. Rawlins served as Ulysses S. Grant’s chief of staff throughout the war and Grant referred to him as his most “indispensable” officer.
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‘They Gave Me the Last Rites’
Seriously wounded Army infantryman Doug Greenlaw now leads the Purple Heart organization, dedicated to all who spilled blood for their country.
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Somme Song
Mary Borden was born in 1886 with the proverbial silver spoon in her mouth: […]
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Insight: Off The Tracks
The Confederacy failed to take advantage of railroad technology
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Daily Quiz for March 12, 2019
On 5 June 1893, in the county courthouse in New Bedford, MA, this woman went on trial for murder.
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Birthright Citizenship: Who Gets to Be an American
From Dred Scott to anchor babies, ‘Born in the USA’ has caused hot debate
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Daily Quiz for March 11, 2019
On 11 June 1943 this Italian occupied island surrendered to the Allies.
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Daily Quiz for March 10, 2019
The Smith & Wesson Model No. 1 revolver was this caliber.