Civil War

The Story of Andersonville Prison

The story of the prisons of the Civil War is a very sad one. Thousands of men died from disease…

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Then and Now at Petersburg Battlefield

http://spotsylvaniacw.blogspot.com/2014/03/a-view-in-petersburg-fort-davis-then.html

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Photograph of Andersonville

150 years ago the Confederate prison at Andersonville, Georgia, was beginning to fill with Union prisoners. This photograph was taken…

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The FBI was still Investigating John Wilkes Booth in 1977

http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/fbi-has-file-john-wilkes-booth-180949855/

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The First Submarine Attack – 150 Years Ago Today

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFXpeL1A-kg   During the Civil War the civilians suffered hardships, and many came from the blockade of their coast by…

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The Armies of the Civil War

https://vimeo.com/86342775 Historian Sam Smith discusses the complexities of the many armies involved in the Civil War. This video is part…

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Escape from Libby Prison

Libby Prison There were many thousands of prisoners captured by both sides in the Civil War. Although many were patrolled…

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Petersburg Entrenchments

As the siege of Petersburg, Virginia wound down in the winter of 1864, the fighting slowed down and the soldiers…

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