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Published: 9/1/11
Word-Clouding the Presidential Inaugurals
View word clouds of the inaugural addresses of Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis.
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The Work That Remains
Even after the fighting stopped on Civil War battlefields, women waged their own battles to bring the bodies of their loved ones home.
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Musings of a Civil War Bibliophile
Historian Robert K. Krick muses about a handful of Civil War titles he finds worthy of praise.
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Blood-Soaked Reality at Bull Run
Historian Clay Mountcastle write about how the story of the Battle of First Bull Run carries with it a cautious reminder for today.
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Baking for the Cause
A look at an Alexander Gardner image of a U.S. Government Bakery located at Alexandria, Virginia, during the Civil War.
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Resources of the Union & Confederacy
A look at how the Union and Confederacy compared when it came to resources at the outbreak of the Civil War.
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Getting to Know: Civil War Headgear
A look at some examples of the various types of headgear worn by Union and Confederate soldiers and sailors.
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Battlefields Gain Ground for 150th Anniversary
A look at the Civil War Trust's recently launched "Campaign 150: Our Time, Our Legacy."
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Clara Harris Rathbone
A look at how Clara Harris Rathbone belongs on the long list of casualties wrought by the American Civil War.
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A Visit to Gettysburg
If there is a Civil War mecca, it’s Gettysburg. Every year, more than 3 million tourists flock to the small Pennsylvania town where Union and Confederate forces clashed in what...
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The War Begins
Firsthand soldier and civilian quotes about the coming of the American Civil War.