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Civil War Anniversary

Today In 1865: Civil War Document Changed A Nation

The Huffington Post | Gabrielle Dunkley | Posted 04.09.2013 | Politics
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Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered to Union General Ulysses S. Grant after the final battle at the Appomattox Court House on April 9, 1865,...

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Antietam Tells The Story Of America's Bloodiest Day

Marshall S. Berdan | Posted 11.17.2012 | Travel
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Marshall S. Berdan

It would be hard to imagine a more aesthetically appealing battlefield than Antietam: 3,250 acres of neatly maintained fields and 19th-century farmhouses.

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Historical Milestone Roils Down In Dixie

AP | EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS | Posted 10.17.2012 | Politics
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JACKSON, Miss. — Commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Civil War can be an angst-filled task in Mississippi, with its long history of racia...

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Virginia Is For Lovers, Civil War Buffs

CarsTravelFood | Posted 07.14.2012 | Travel
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In 1865, the site was the scene of the battle that ended the Petersburg Campaign and led to the evacuation of the Confederate capital, Richmond.

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Lincoln's Signature

Howard Kissel | Posted 04.03.2012 | Arts
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Howard Kissel

How much can a piece of paper be worth? Quite a lot, if it has Abraham Lincoln's signature on it. The actual value of the over-sized sheet of paper that went on display Wednesday at the New-York Historical Society has not been disclosed.

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Touring the USS Monitor: George Frederickson of Denmark and Philadelphia

Megan Smolenyak | Posted 01.18.2012 | Home
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Megan Smolenyak

It's fast approaching the 150th anniversary of the active service of the USS Monitor, which went down in a storm off the coast of North Carolina on New Year's Eve, 1862.

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USS Monitor: Could William Bryan Be One of the Skeletons in the Turret?

Megan Smolenyak | Posted 01.09.2012 | Home
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Megan Smolenyak

Launched in Brooklyn on January 30, 1862 and lost in a storm off Cape Hatteras on December 31st of the same year, its legacy has far outlasted its duration.

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Adam Goodheart on the Hearts and Minds That Made the Civil War

Nina Sankovitch | Posted 06.21.2011 | Books
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In his marvelous book, 1861: The Civil War Awakening, Adam Goodheart presents a rich and vivid portrait of what Americans of the time were all about.

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Long-Lost Letter Sheds Light On Lincoln's Faith

Posted 06.14.2011 | Religion
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By Adelle M. Banks Religion News Service (RNS) On the eve of the 150th anniversary of the start of the Civil War, a long-lost letter has surfaced ...

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PHOTOS: The Faces Of The Civil War

Posted 06.11.2011 | Arts
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Why do the men in Civil War portraits look so calm? The soldiers, who fought some of the bloodiest battles in American history, couldn't have been at ...

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Civil War's 150th Anniversary Divides The South

TIME | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
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As much of the South continues to distance itself from its racially divisive past, the organizations fighting to maintain the prominence of Confederat...

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South Carolina Celebration Of Secession Sparks New Tensions

The State | Wayne Washington | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
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Two of the first events scheduled to mark the anniversary -- a privately sponsored secession ball Monday in Charleston and an effort to display the or...

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