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The Draft Riots of 1863 - US Civil War - Extra History
The Colored Orphan Asylum is under siege. A cauldron of resentment, anti-authority, and racial tensions rise as the city ...
City & State New York1d
How Dutch settlers got their start in the New York Harbor
A Q&A with author Russell Shorto on the early colonial history of New Amsterdam in the lead-up to a confrontation with the ...
Black soldiers helped save the Union during the Civil War. They will be honored June 21.
Fifty-two Black veterans of the Civil War are buried at Providence's North Burial Ground. They will be honored June 21 as the ...
Pennsylvania museum ensuring thousands of Black Civil War soldiers' legacies not forgotten
At the Camp William Penn Museum in Cheltenham, thousands of Black Civil War soldiers are remembered for their contributions ...
African American Civil War Museum honors the Black soldiers who ended the Civil War on Juneteenth
The African American Civil War Museum in D.C. marked Juneteenth with a celebration to honor the estimated 6,000 Black ...
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 ...
The New York Times5d
The Israel Hamas War - The New York Times
Since Israel and Hamas went to war, reporters and editors at The New York Times have closely covered the conflict. Our coverage includes the Hamas-led attack on Israel, the plight of hostages, how ...
The New York Times4d
An Indian Fight.; THE PAWNEES AND SIOUX AT WAR. - The New York Times
An Indian Fight.; THE PAWNEES AND SIOUX AT WAR. Share full article. ... The New York Times Archives. See the article in its original context from June 21, 1860, Page 2 Buy Reprints. View on ...