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Archaeologists uncover unexpected remains of Civil War soldiers at historic landmark
Archaeologists at Colonial Williamsburg recently announced the discovery of four Confederate soldier skeletons, revealing a ...
Archaeologists Were Digging Up a Hospital—and Found the Skeletons of 4 Confederate Soldiers
As archaeologists with the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation excavated a site in search of American Revolution history, the ...
8 Most Realistic Civil War Movies, Ranked
There are quite a few Civil War-related movies that aim to be realistic, including Gettysburg, Fort Apache, and The Outlaw ...
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How Coffee Helped the Union Caffeinate Their Way to Victory in the Civil War
Born in Maryland to free Black American parents, Benson had emigrated with his family to the West African colony at the age of 6. By the outbreak of the Civil War, in April 1861, he was one of the ...
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The First Shots of America’s Civil War Were Fired at This Charleston Harbor Fort in 1861
President James Buchanan sent the unarmed ship Star of the West with 200 soldiers and supplies on January 9, 1861. When it ...
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Wildfire damages Civil War-era historical site in New Mexico; campgrounds evacuated
THOSE INCLUDE TWO BUILT BY CIVILIAN CONSERVATION CORPS IN THE 30S AND A GYM BUI A wildfire swept through portions of a Civil War-era fort and historical site in southern New Mexico, forcing the ...
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Civil War era cannon blast honors soldiers buried at Calvary Cemetery and Mausoleum
At a Memorial Day ceremony, hundreds of people honored their sacrifices with an outdoor mass and Civil War era music. “I think it’s the best way we can help represent what they did,” said ...
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Throughline: The birth of the modern federal civil service
ABDELFATAH: But when the Civil War happened, suddenly the federal government ... and has written extensively about this time in American politics. He says going into the 1880 election, the spoils ...