The wind was howling, snow was falling sideways, and the temperature was dangerously low. What better time to escape from Johnson’s Island?
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Rebels in Pennsylvania!
The spearhead of Lee’s army was about to strike a lethal blow at the very heart of the Keystone State when the Battle of Gettysburg interrupted.
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THE BURNING OF COLUMBIA FROM THE UNION AND CONFEDERATE PERSPECTIVES
An excerpt from “Sherman’s March from Savannah to Bentonville.” From Battles and Leaders of the Civil War.
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Battle of Gettysburg: Remembering Pickett’s Charge
Few judgments have generated as much controversy as the Confederate decision to make a last desperate attack on the center of the Union lines on the afternoon of July 3, 1863, at Gettysburg.
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“Never Were Men So Brave”
Their casualties were enormous but their courage and capacity for fun were legendary. General Lee, himself, gave highest praise to these Yankees of the Irish Brigade.
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Turning Points: One Sunday in December
Dawn came up golden over Pearl Harbor, just waking from tropic dreams. December 7, 1941 would be a day of deceit. A day of shock and horror. A day, for Americans, ever to be remembered.
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Nevada’s Heroic Run
Surrounded by smoke and flame, the battleship made for the open sea in an attempt to escape the devastation at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941
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Seeing Is Understanding
Visiting Civil War sites in person makes all the difference.