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The Civil War at 150: Selections From MHQ
MHQ Home Page Subscribe to MHQ: The Quarterly Journal of Military History today! Sherman’s […]
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Civil War Soldiers: Decimated by Disease
Not long after the Civil War opened in 1861, measles cut down the ranks of an Alabama infantry unit like a biblical plague or the medieval Black Death.
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Ten Civil War Classics
The country’s bloodiest war has been captured in novels, memoirs, and battle narratives. Here are 10 classics
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Two Virginias Two Civil Wars
Two Virginias, two Civil Wars? The state in the forefront of war remembrance still […]
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The Civil War in the New York Times
The New York Times Complete Civil War, 1861-1865 Edited by Harold Holzer and Craig […]
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Dinosaur Wars in the American West
American Experience – Dinosaur Wars examines the fight over fossils between Othniel Charles Marsh and Edward Drinker Cope in the American West.
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Civil War Sesquicentennial Kickoff in Tennessee
While many states are depending on volunteer groups to promote the Civil War Sesquicentennial, Tennessee is using the 5-year event to promote tourism and had a 2-day kickoff in Nashville.
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Battle Of Franklin: Civil War Sites – Carnton, Carter House, Lotz House
The Carter House, Lotz House and Carnton Plantation still stand as witnesses to the five bloody hours of fighting in the Battle of Franklin, Tennessee, November 30, 1864.
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10 Battles That Shaped America
America was born of war, and the following 10 battles helped forge the nation and forever change world history.