In September 1862 some 1,600 Union cavalrymen seemingly trapped at Harpers Ferry carried out one of the Civil War’s most successful missions of stealth and deception.
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Daily Quiz for April 3, 2011
This Confederate general led an unsuccessful assault on the defenses of Washington, DC, in July of 1864.
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Baseball in the West
New Yorker Alexander Cartwright brought the game to the frontier during the California Gold Rush, making it truly the national pastime.
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Interview: John Koster / Wild West Author
No survivors with George Armstrong Custer at the Little Bighorn in June 1876? John Koster, author of Custer Survivor, says otherwise.
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Book Review: Neptune’s Inferno
Neptune’s Inferno The U.S. Navy at Guadalcanal By James D. Hornfischer. 516 pp. Random […]
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‘Howlin’ Mad’ WWII Marine General Goes to War with Army
When a Marine general fired an Army general on Saipan, all hell broke loose
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Gettysburg’s Best and Worst Monuments
What are Gettysburg’s best and worst monuments?
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Abraham Lincoln Book Shop, Daniel Weinberg and Bjorn Skaptason
A place for all things Lincoln—with a modern twist Daniel Weinberg and Bjorn Skaptason […]
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Stonewall Jackson at Harpers Ferry
Jackson, Johnston and conflicting interests The fate of strategic Harpers Ferry hung on the […]
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The First Battle of the Civil War: Philippi
Flaws in the Confederate strategy were evident in the Civil War’s first, brief land battle.