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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 ...
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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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Guerrilla Tactics
There the 16-year-old James took part in one of the worst atrocities of the Civil War. The Confederate guerrillas executed 22 Union soldiers in what a witness called a "carnival of blood," then ...
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Mass graves of Black Union soldiers slaughtered by Confederate guerrillas possibly identified in Kentucky
On Jan. 25, 1865, a company of Black Union soldiers was ambushed by Confederate guerrillas in Simpsonville, Kentucky. Kentucky was technically neutral during the Civil War, but it was also home to ...
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William "Bloody Bill" Anderson
A sociopath who lived for spilling blood, William Anderson was one of the most fearsome leaders of Confederate guerrillas in Civil War Missouri. Jesse James joined Anderson's group in 1864 and ...