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What was the Civil War? Check History, Aftermath, and Key Events
Explore the American Civil War's history, causes like slavery and states' rights, key events including Gettysburg and ...
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The True Story Of John Clem, The 12-Year-Old Boy Who Became A Civil War Officer
U.S. President Abraham Lincoln called for volunteers to fight for the Union Army as the Civil War broke out between the ...
A Civil War veteran from RI was buried in an unmarked grave. Now he's getting his due.
John Leach learned that his great-great grandfather served in the Civil War and was buried without a gravestone, so he did ...
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The First Shots of America’s Civil War Were Fired at This Charleston Harbor Fort in 1861
President James Buchanan sent the unarmed ship Star of the West with 200 soldiers and supplies on January 9, 1861. When it ...
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7 Misconceptions About the Civil War
The story of the Civil War is all about division within one’s own country. But the schisms ran deeper than just North against South—there were also cracks within the Union itself, even after ...
‘Prepare to die’: Civil War battle rages at Green Bluff on Memorial Day weekend
Green Bluff’s Siemers Farm, known for strawberry and fall festivals, transformed into a Civil War battlefield this Memorial ...
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Our Rich History: Newport Barracks and the American Civil War — with Kentucky in a conundrum
We’re celebrating ten years of Our Rich History. You can browse and read any of the past columns, from the present all the ...