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150 Years Ago May 1863 The quick bloodless war that men afraid they would miss is entering its’ third summer. Both sides are showing signs of strain. Black wreaths hang on many doors and the streets are full of maimed men. Some historians think the dead were deliberately undercounted. Both sides sent badly wounded and […]
150 Years Ago, May 1863
May 2nd, 2013 · No Comments
Categories: 150 Years Ago in the Civil War · Civil War Books · Civil War Books - Now Reading · James Durney's Book Notes
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Glory and Tarheels
July 18th, 2009 · 5 Comments
Blogger/journalist Jules Crittenden reminds us that today is the 146th anniversary of the doomed assault of the 54th Massachusetts on Fort Wagner, near Charleston. Although the attack was a failure it proved that Black soldiers would fight and led to their integration into the Union armies. By the end of the war some ten percent […]
Categories: Civil War Blogging · Civil War Memory · Civil War Units · Military History
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Civil War Odds & Ends: July 26, 2008
July 26th, 2008 · No Comments
Yesterday’s Odds & Ends took a look at the latest in the Civil War blogosphere. As promised, here is a bonus Odds & Ends covering the rest of the latest Civil War news across the rest of the World Wide Web. I am also going to start calling this column “Civil War Odds & Ends” […]
Categories: Civil War Odds & Ends
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