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Juneteenth started with handbills proclaiming freedom. Here's what they said
The origin of the Juneteenth celebrations marking the end of slavery in the U.S. goes back to an order issued as Union troops ...
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 ...
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Archaeologists discovered a buried arsenal of US Civil War weapons during a cleanup operation on the Congaree River in South Carolina.
It started as a mundane environmental cleanup along the Congaree River in Columbia, South Carolina, and ended as a trip back ...
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How Coffee Helped the Union Caffeinate Their Way to Victory in the Civil War
Ten months into the Civil War, the Union was short on a crucial supply, the absence of which threatened to sap the fighting strength of the Northern army: coffee. This critical source of energy ...
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A Virginia museum found 4 Confederate soldiers' remains. It's trying to identify them
Archaeologists in Virginia are trying to identify the remains of four Confederate soldiers who were killed in the Civil War. The skeletons were found on the grounds of the Colonial ...