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How the South’s European Spymaster Built a Formidable Fleet that Challenged Union Naval Power
Hoping to smash the entire Union Navy, the Confederacy tried to buy the most lethal fleet afloat
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Curtin Called: The Elite Forces of the Pennsylvania Reserves
The soldiers of Governor Andrew Curtin’s unique Pennsylvania reserves division were some of the best fighters in the army of the Potomac.
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‘As He Lived For Others, So Did He Die’: Beloved Union General Israel Richardson Cut Down at Antietam
Confederate shell fire cut down revered Union General Israel Richardson at the Battle of Antietam
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Commemorating the Anniversary of Pearl Harbor From the Safety of Your Home
Beginning at 12:53 p.m. EST on December 7, Friends of the National World War […]
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To Keep Her Family Together, a German Baroness Joined the Lowly Ranks of Army Camp Followers
In 1777, a high-born wife takes her youngsters to North America to find her husband, a German officer fighting under British command. What could go wrong?
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Interview: Tony Horwitz / Revisiting Confederates in the Attic
America’s fascination with the Civil War may not have changed much since Tony Horwitz […]
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Shades of Gray: The Legacy of George Pickett
General George Pickett’s widow wrote a falsified tribute to his wartime service
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Lincoln’s Man in Liverpool
Thomas Haines Dudley and the Union’s most successful spy ring.