Marcellus Pointer was the youngest son of Dr. David Pointer, a wealthy planter who […]
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Charleston: The City Where the War Began
Although the conquest of Charleston, South Carolina, commanded nearly as much of the Union […]
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Shiloh: Johnston’s Bold Stroke Falls Short
Riding vigorously along the line as he positioned his regiments, Confederate General Albert Sidney […]
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Visiting Peleliu: A Shortcut to 1944
Past seems present in Peleliu, one of the Palau islands, where American and Japanese forces clashed in a bloody fight on a picturesque landscape.
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Daily Quiz for August 23, 2018
This American Revolutionary War general was nicknamed “the Ox”.
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Film Review: Bad Blood / The Border War That Triggered the Civil War
Bad Blood: The Border War That Triggered the Civil War a co-production of Wide […]
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CWT Book Review: Detailed Minutiae of Soldier Life
Detailed Minutiae of Soldier Life in the Army of Northern Virginia, 1861-1865 by Carlton […]
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CWT Book Review: Like Grass Before the Scythe
Like Grass Before the Scythe: The Life and Death of Sgt. William Remmel, 121st […]
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CWT Book Review: The Age of Lincoln
The Age of Lincoln by Orville Vernon Burton, Hill & Wang, 2007, 425 pages, […]
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Why We Need Our Slaves
A letter from a Southerner to his free-state friend. Editor’s Note: together the missive […]