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CWT Review: National Museum of Civil War Medicine, Frederick, MD.
The critical role of medicine in the Civil War has garnered increasing interest in […]
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CWT Book Review: The Civil War in the Big Sandy Valley of Kentucky
The Civil War in the Big Sandy Valley of Kentucky by John David Preston, […]
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The Civil War Today: August 2009
Don’t Forget Your Camera! Last year’s Grand Prize winner in the Civil War Preservation […]
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The Civil War Today: December 2009
Gettysburg Grows by 45 Acres Gettysburg residents Wayne and Susan Hill recently donated 45 […]
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Birds of War
A thousands-strong force of messengers, spies, and counterspies helped save lives and win battles throughout the war.
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Peltasts: The Other Greek Warriors
On ancient battlefields formerly dominated by heavily armed, well-protected hoplites, a once scorned class […]
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Vietnam: The Last Great Picture War
The Vietnam War was photographed like no war before it or since, and its […]
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Civil War Cavalry: Missed Opportunities
Any resemblance to the Napoleonic example was purely coincidental. It is not without reason […]
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Book Review: The 25th North Carolina Troops in the Civil War
The 25th North Carolina Troops in the Civil War: History and Roster of a […]