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Book Review: The War Outside My Window
In 1860, 12-year-old LeRoy Gresham began keeping a daily diary. The second son and […]
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Lincoln’s Fleeting Hope for an Early End to the War
In a newly discovered letter penned four days after Gettysburg, the commander in chief urges his generals in vain to destroy Lee’s army.
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America’s Civil War- Open Fire January 2008
Restoration Starts on Mosby Rendezvous Church One of the most significant buildings related to […]
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America’s Civil War- Open Fire March 2008
Upper Midwest Civil War Museum Coming in June In June, a new Civil War […]
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The War in Their Words: We Stared Death in the Face
Two letters by North Carolina soldiers describe the Battle of Gettysburg.
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This Forgotten Fighter Plane Drew First Blood in the Korean War
In a brief but eventful combat career, the F-82 Twin Mustang proved its worth over Korea.
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America’s Civil War Open Fire- July 2008
1862 Maryland headquarters in dire straits An 1820s house near Burkittsville, Md., that offered […]
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ACW Book Review: Civil War Goats and Scapegoats
Civil War Goats and Scapegoats by H. Donald Winkler, Cumberland House, 2008, $16.95 Books […]
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America’s Civil War Open Fire- September 2008
Grave robbers desecrate and loot Fort Craig, N.M., cemetery Last year, federal archaeologists exhumed […]