THE STATE OF WISCONSIN was just 12 years young when the Civil War broke […]
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ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: Pacific Exploration Voyage Almost Sunk by Crazy Commander
An early and ambitious American expedition developed a nightmarish side
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Amputee Veterans Proved They Wouldn’t Be Left Out
Men who lost their dominant right hand entered penmanship contests to show they could still be productive
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Desperate Showdown on the Eve of Antietam: Trailside Visits South Mountain, Md.
McClellan’s and Lee’s armies fought three battles in one day to gain control passes east of Sharpsburg
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The Flight of the Hawkeyes: Daring—but Futile—Five-Month Prison Break
Iowa POWs walk nearly 300 miles in their bid to make it back to Union lines
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Undercover: Reading Other People’s Messages
With our country at war, the often-heard quip around my fraternity house ran something […]
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Book Review: The Inner Life of the Southern Soldier
How Confederate veterans dealt with the trauma of defeat and demobilization.
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Book Review: Getting Around Gettysburg on Two Wheels
Battlefield guide is a must for any cyclist’s daypack
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‘All Is Still As Death For Miles and Miles…’
The Civil War was an environmental catastrophe for the Confederacy and loyal states where armies fought and encamped
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Air Raids Over Paris
Maurice Busset used an age-old medium—wood-block prints—to depict Germany’s terrifying air raids on Paris during World War I.