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5 historic sites to learn more about the Bay Area’s Civil War era
While the Civil War was never fought in California, the state nevertheless played a major role in generating pro-Union ...
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The Civil War’s Untouchables: Soldiers Who Struck Fear in Every Battle
The American Civil War wasn't just a battle between states—it was a showcase of incredible military talent. From 1861 to 1865 ...
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A new look at Civil War railroading
What did the Civil War do to railroading? The changes were rapid, profound, lasting, and formed the real basis of truly ...
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7 Misconceptions About the Civil War
The American Civil War is a pivotal and ugly moment in American ... racist Northerners, and Southern Union sympathizers, adapted from an episode of Misconceptions on YouTube.
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Mass grave of Black Union soldiers slaughtered during the Civil War may lie under a Kentucky soybean field, high-tech scans reveal
Archaeologists have identified two potential mass graves of Black Union soldiers who were targeted by Confederate guerrillas ...
Confederate Memorial Day is near. Here's what to know about the controversial 'holiday'
South Carolina is one of only four states to observe the day as a state holiday, celebrating the lives of soldiers who fought ...
Here are ways for York County to discover its Revolutionary War past
Editor’s note: Another in a series of occasional stories about York County in the American Revolution, part of the buildup in ...