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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 ...
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Black soldiers to be celebrated at African American Civil War Memorial on Juneteenth
Leading historians aim to restore and grow respect for enslaved people and their descendants on Juneteenth, commemorating the ...
Raleigh honors Black Civil War soldiers with Juneteenth tribute at National Cemetery
On Juneteenth, Raleigh pays tribute to the often-overlooked U.S. Colored Troops who played a pivotal role in the Union's ...
Honoring Black Civil War soldiers: Kentucky town shining light on 5th US colored cavalry
On a farm in Simpsonville, Kentucky, Jake Bryan starts each morning the same way his father, grandfather and ...