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National Military Park to commemorate surrender of Vicksburg - The Vicksburg Post
The Vicksburg Post· 5 hours agoBeginning Friday, July 5, and running through Sunday, July 7, Vicksburg National Military Park and...
Events commemorate anniversary of Vicksburg’s surrender
WJTV Jackson· 3 hours agoVICKSBURG, Miss. (WJTV) – The Vicksburg National Military Park (VNMP) and Friends of VNMP and...
Belle-Clair Fairgrounds was once site of Union Army camp during the Civil War
Belleville News-Democrat via Yahoo News· 4 days agoBut just after the start of the Civil War, in 1860, it was the site of a Union Army training camp,...
How Juneteenth Became Black Independence Day
HowStuffWorks via Yahoo News· 5 days agoRobert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox, which all but ended the Civil War, a U.S. Army officer arrived in Galveston ...
Juneteenth is a second Independence Day for America
AZCentral | The Arizona Republic via Yahoo News· 5 days agoAfter 2½½ bloody years of the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation...history. And even when Gen. Robert E. Lee surrendered ...
Juneteenth a reminder of ongoing struggles for freedom
The Hill· 6 days agoAlthough Juneteenth represents a day of freedom for Black Americans, many still struggle to realize...
Editorial: Juneteenth isn't a holiday just for Black people. Everyone should celebrate freedom
Los Angeles Times Opinion via Yahoo News· 6 days agoJuneteenth, a federal holiday, is about honoring fortitude, perseverance and, yes, optimism. Those...
Voting by mail in 1864
Quincy Herald-Whig· 3 days agoThe 1864 election was at the height of the Civil War. President Abraham Lincoln sought reelection which prompted debate about voting by mail, seditious...
Yes, Juneteenth is a federal holiday
WLTX-TV Columbia· 7 days agoJuneteenth is observed annually on June 19 to commemorate the day in 1865 when the last enslaved people in the United States learned they were free....
Manitowoc’s Henry Baetz: a German immigrant, Union soldier and public servant who was Wisconsin's...
Gannett via AOL· 4 days agoIn 1868, he was a delegate to the Republican National Convention in Chicago that nominated Ulysses...
