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Ed Bearss on the Western Theater of the Civil War

Ed Bearss, the famous NPS historian, discusses the Union strategy in the West during the Civil War, including the Anaconda…

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Civil War Legacy

Editor's note: We are pleased to welcome Philip Leigh, who brings us a guest post on how the Civil War and…

10 years ago

Civil War Torpedoes

One of the most controversial weapons of the Civil War was the torpedo, what we would call a contact mine.…

10 years ago

Baron de Kalb: The German who Died in the American Revolution

http://emergingcivilwar.com/2015/07/08/the-other-german

10 years ago

The Story of Boston’s Liberty Tree

http://allthingsliberty.com/2015/04/visiting-bostons-liberty-tree-site/

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Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination

With the Civil War quickly winding down to a close in April, 1865, President Abraham Lincoln began to look ahead…

10 years ago

Appomattox 150th

Today is the 150 anniversary of the surrender of Robert E. Lee to Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Court House,…

10 years ago

Story of the Battle of Bentonville

The story of the last Confederate victory during the Civil War, as Johnston tried to stop Sherman's advance.

10 years ago

The Real Black Confederates

One of the most contentious issues today about the Civil War is that of “Black Confederates.” Proponents of Confederate heritage…

10 years ago

“I Have a Duty to Perform”

Every man was born for some purpose and if it is my lot to leave earth on the battle field,…

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