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Siege of Petersburg 150th – Battle of Fort Harrison Reenactment

Civil War Reenactment of the Union assault on Fort Harrison. 150 years ago Grant and Lee were deadlocked in the…

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First Picture of a President

John Quincy Adams in 1843, at the age of 76.

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Road Building in Early America

Roads are crucial for the flow of commerce. Join us at Great Bridge Battlefield to see how roads were built…

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Influence of Preachers on the American Revolution

http://allthingsliberty.com/2014/08/the-influence-of-the-black-robes/

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How the Builder of the H. L. Hunley May Have Faked His Own Death

http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/amazing-if-true-story-submarine-mechanic-who-blew-himself-then-surfaced-secret-agent-queen-victoria-180951905/

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Telegraphing Nevada’s Constitution

In 1864, while the Civil War was in progress, efforts were made to bring the state of Nevada into the…

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Only Existing Revolutionary War Mine Tunnel Opened

http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/30159

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Bivouac of the Dead by Theodore O’Hara

The muffled drum's sad roll has beat The soldier's last tattoo; No more on life's parade shall meet The brave…

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The Dead at Spotsylvania

These photographs were taken 150 years ago today on Spotsylvania Battlefield by photographer Timothy O'Sullivan. For an indepth look at these…

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