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History of Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address

Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address, which he gave at the commemoration of the Gettysburg Cemetery on November 19, 1863 was only…

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A Civil War Ambulance

Join us at the Pry Field Hospital Museum to see a reconstruction of a Civil War ambulance.

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Civil War Threatened in the Election of 1800

The election of 1800 was one of the very tumultuous ones in American history. Due to a mistake in the…

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The Importance of Patrick Henry in American’s Founding

There were many men crucial to the American cause in the War for Independence, and among the foremost was Patrick…

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Dictionary Cipher for the CSS Florida

As the Confederate commerce raider Florida prepared for what would be a legendary cruise, Secretary of the Navy Stephen Mallory sent…

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Civil War Medicine – Dr. Letterman and the Battle of Antietam

Dr. Jonathan Letterman, medical director of the Union Army of the Potomac, revolutionized battlefield medicine with his Letterman Plan. In…

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Causes of the Mexican War

The Mexican-American War, lasting from 1846 – 1848, was one of America's shorter and less costly wars. The United States…

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“Killed at Chickamauga”

  After the Battle of Chickamauga, one Union soldier, Sergeant William Miller of the 75th Indiana, wrote this in his diary:…

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George Washington on Sacrificing for the Cause

One great blot upon the history of the War for Independence is the constant squabbling between the American officers on…

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Photo Gallery of Chickamauga Battlefield

You can view all the photos on our Google+ album. They were taken during the production of our Victory of the…

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