While Bobby Lee was giving the Federals fits in the East, Rebel insurgents turned this Western state into a lawless no man’s land.
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Stoking Memories of the Hottest Spot at Antietam
Pennsylvania veterans put up a simple tribute that became a cherished monument to a momentous fight.
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Freedom Fighters
Major General David Hunter wanted to make Yankee soldiers of former slaves—but first he […]
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‘Old Blue Light’ attends a hanging
Thomas J. Jackson contemplated mortality as John Brown met his death.
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Interview: David Selby / Channeling the Great Emancipator
Actor-writer David Selby has frequently portrayed President Abraham Lincoln, most recently for the Lincoln […]
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The Civil War Today: September 2009
Doctor wants to find out what was ailing Abe We know what killed Abraham […]
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Unforgiven: Robert E. Lee’s Conflicted Legacy
For some a secular saint, for others a symbol of oppression
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Daily Quiz for April 5, 2018
This iconic landmark began as a sketch on a napkin in a coffeehouse in 1959. The artist was Edward S. Carlson.
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Fury in St. Albans, Vermont
A tiny town near the Canadian border should have been the last place for […]
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‘Bitter Bierce’ and the macabre side of war
Chilling, unpredictable war stories were the forte of Ambrose Bierce. Before there was Alfred […]