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In most key aspects of the American Civil War – from money and manpower to guns and supplies – the Confederacy was outmatched by federal forces. Sharpshooter units were one notable exception ...
In 1898, 33 years after the end of the Civil War, the Spanish-American War brought a sudden, unanticipated harmony and unity to a country that had been riven by war and a punitive postwar military ...
To assemble a collection of photographs of the Civil War, 24/7 Tempo reviewed historical archives from Getty Images and Wikimedia Commons. The […] Skip to content ...
We step back in history to a Civil War Confederate Camp with reenactors. We take a closer look at their equipment and show you how to ID metal detecting relics found from this period of time. We ...
The Historical Fort Branch Society announced the move on its Facebook page on May 19. The Confederate Civil War site has since relocated its artifacts to a secure location.
As a historian of the American Civil War, I study how the Confederate government used a radical idea: printing paper money. In 1861, 11 states tried to leave the United States and form a new ...
Before the land became the national cemetery, it was the plantation of Confederate General Robert E. Lee. Prior to the Civil War, about 200 enslaved people lived and worked there.
Mastriano represents a central Pennsylvania Senate district that includes Gettysburg, the location of the Civil War’s bloodiest battle, a decisive Union Army win over the Confederate Army in 1863.
Texas Civil War Museum to close after 17 years in White Settlement The museum lasted 13 years longer than the Confederate States of America. By Timothy Malcolm , Weekend Editor Sep 7, 2024 ...
His paintings sometimes sell for millions. This one went for $18.65. Kerry James Marshall, whose works have adorned the walls of national galleries and celebrities’ mansions, couldn’t imagine ...
Civil War Toll Much Worse in Confederate States, New Estimates Show An analysis of newly released 19th-century census records offers more insight into the conflict’s costs. Listen to this ...