Letters: Civil War battlefields hold lessons for today

Letters: Over 700,000 Americans died as the Civil War drove the first stake through the heart of slavery and racism.
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Robert E. Lee’s nephew got beaten by an all-Black brigade so bad he had to lie about it

Then, on May 23, Confederate Gen. Braxton Bragg ordered Maj. Gen. Fitzhugh Lee, nephew of Robert E. Lee, to “surprise and ...
The Washington Informer

THE RELIGION CORNER: Museum Unveils Lincoln Statue Honoring Freed Slaves’ Fight

A new statue of Abraham Lincoln signing the Emancipation Proclamation will be unveiled at the African American Civil War ...

11 Lesser-Known War Memorials

These tributes to fallen soldiers may not be as instantly recognizable as the Vietnam Memorial and others, but their stories ...
Columbus Dispatch

The nation’s soul was torn. Civil War can teach us much about convictions | Opinion

Both the Union and the Confederacy believed God was on their side, using faith to justify their respective causes. Tyler Rice of Columbus, Ohio is a freelance historian specializing in religion and ...
Los Angeles Times

Huntington Beach becomes a portal to the past during Civil War Days reenactment

This weekend, hundreds of history buffs will strive to faithfully recreate the battles, scenes and personae of America’s Civil War, as the Huntington Beach Historical Society hosts its 32nd annual ...
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Tour to highlight local ties to Civil War with stops at Burtner House, Penn Salt, other sites

Civil War buff Ruth McCartan believes some of the best history lessons lie close to home. “You don’t have to go to a battlefield to learn,” the McCandless resident said. McCartan will host a tour Sept ...
Orange County Register

Experience the Civil War brought to life in Huntington Beach

Be there as Union soldiers drill ahead of battle, or when Gen. Robert E. Lee and Gen. Ulysses S. Grant discuss the terms of surrender, or when President Abraham Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg ...
Yahoo

Iran's looming collapse: Dangers of civil war, regional instability

IRAN AFFAIRS: As Iran teeters on the brink of collapse, the country faces the looming threat of civil war and regional instability, with power struggles between rival factions. There is a danger that ...
New York Post

Islamic Republic close to collapse in Iran, civil war possible after US, Israeli decimation of nuclear capabilities: experts

The winds of change could soon blow on Iran, according to a new report. The Islamic Republic is facing collapse, indicates the report, issued by UK-based Henry Jackson Society this week, as the UN ...
The New York Times

The hatred in this CFB rivalry dates back to the Civil War: ‘Border War … is a little different’

Sporting events often draw uncomfortable war analogies, especially in football. But only one rivalry was borne from the ashes of an 11-year feud so reprehensible that it has rightfully earned its ...
AgWeb

Blood on the Farm: Booth, Lincoln, and 13 Days of Civil War Insanity

Bullet to the brain, from one farm boy to another. When John Wilkes Booth fired a .44 lead ball into Abraham Lincoln’s head, the murder shook a nation to its core and led to 13 days of bedlam rivaling ...