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Book reviews: '1861: The Lost Peace' and 'Murderland: Crime and Bloodlust in the Time of Serial Killers'
The Lost Peace' by Jay Winik. The most serious attempt to evade America's Civil War was probably doomed to fail, said Adam ...
Marshall Independent1d
‘Keep their memories alive’
He volunteered to serve the Union in the Civil War, and was an active part of a Marshall veteran’s group. But for more than ...
Smithsonian Magazine1d
A Confederate Raider Fired the Final Shots of the Civil War in the Arctic, Two and a Half Months After Robert E. Lee Surrendered
The CSS "Shenandoah" only learned of the Confederacy's defeat in the summer of 1865. That June, the cruiser's crew sank 24 American merchant vessels, unaware that the conflict had already ended ...
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Archaeologists Just Stumbled Across An Unexploded Civil War Artillery Shell At Gettysburg
While sweeping the grounds of Gettysburg National Military Park as part of a rehabilitation project, an archaeologist ...
StateCollege.com on MSN5d
Penn State Professor’s New Book Traces Weather’s Role in the 1863 Gettysburg Campaign
This story originally appeared in The Centre County Gazette. It was mid-June in 1863, and Union soldiers were on the move, ...