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Florida's Civil War history, the costs of secession, the first push for tourism
History: Florida paid dearly for its role in the Civil War, winding up both broken and broke for years afterward ...
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Slave-owning Jewish Confederate woman documents wartime Passover in newly published diary
Seen in their entirety for the first time, Emma Mordecai's US Civil War writings paint a seemingly contradictory picture of ...
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Montgomery-area Civil War veteran was at Appomattox Court House
April 9 marks 160 years of the anniversary of when General Robert E. Lee surrendered to General Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Court House. It was a pivotal moment in American history, and one of the ...
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Judge decides lawsuit wanting Confederate’s name restored to a Fort Moore memorial
“While Mosby did serve the Confederacy as a cavalry battalion ... an ardent defender of the Confederate cause or its principles. In fact, he viewed the Civil War primarily as a struggle for ...
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Cannons, muskets, and a 19th-century Bible to highlight Battle of Fayetteville event
Demonstrations and programs throughout the day will highlight military and civilian life during the Civil War, with a special ...
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Bill Caldwell: Col. Hiram Bledsoe's artillery was decisive for Missouri Confederates
Civil War armies included infantry, cavalry and supply trains ... Missouri Battery of the Missouri State Guard and later the Confederate Army. When federals learned Bledsoe’s battery was ...