Songwriters such as George F. Root usually tailored their lyrics to themes of a still-united nation, with guaranteed liberty for all common folk.
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New Data Casts Light on WWII Weather
Observations from warships have filled in some blanks.
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This Excelsior Brigade Soldier Became an Accidental Journalist
‘Dear Uncles’ collects Arthur McKinstry’s Civil War letters, which his uncles regularly published in their newspaper.
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Shoes from Operation Babylift
These shoes were worn by a child evacuated from South Vietnam during Operation Babylift, […]
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A Monument in Wartime
For the duration of the Civil War, the Washington Monument looked like this, only […]
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A Leap & a Prayer
Beside the heavily laden train pictured above in Caldwell, Kan., on Sept. 16, 1893, […]
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Little More Than Hot Air
Unmanned aerial attacks have come a long way from their humble origin, when an […]
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Would You Pay $2 Million For This Stamp?
Why do collectors go head over heels for airplane postage?
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The Confederate Bee Brothers: Unforgettable Legacies For Very Converse Reasons
One gave Stonewall Jackson his nickname. One was dubbed “the poorest excuse for a Gen that I ever saw.”
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This Soldier Fought His Way from Southern France to Austria: Here Are His Recollections
Allan W. Ostar served with the Rainbow Division—and helped liberate Dachau.