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Into the Shadows on MSN3h
Henry Wirz: The Only Confederate Officer to Be Executed for War Crimes After the American Civil War
Henry Wirz remains one of the most controversial figures of the Civil War. As commandant of Andersonville Prison, he oversaw ...
History Seekers on MSN1d
Civil War Relic Hunting at a Confederate Camp – How to Identify Authentic Finds
Join us as we step back into history at a Civil War Confederate camp alongside dedicated reenactors from the 48th Alabama ...
Task & Purpose23d
How the Union took to the skies in the Civil War
The problem: Pro-slavery states had broken away from the Union, rising up in armed revolt as the treasonous Confederate States ... Back in the American Civil War, the American military founded ...
Florida's Civil War history, the costs of secession, the first push for tourism
History: Florida paid dearly for its role in the Civil War, winding up both broken and broke for years afterward ...
ARKANSAS A-Z: Civil War legacy lived on in veterans’ reunions
After the Civil War, Arkansas veterans returned home and attempted to revert to civilian life. During the immediate postwar ...
The Courier-Journal20d
'Rebel on Main' dissects the legacy of a Kentucky Confederate monument wearing a Union hat
The Jessamine County Courthouse lawn is home to a one-of-a-kind Confederate Civil War monument that wears a Union soldier's hat. David Swartz is a historian and professor, who spent five years ...