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Bridges Texas History column: Lubbock brothers played key parts in Civil War, politics
Amarillo Globe-News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoTwo orphaned brothers headed west in search of adventure and a new life. The story is common in the...
This Navy place of honor now bears Farragut's name after the Confederate one was stripped
Knox News | The Knoxville News-Sentinel via Yahoo News· 1 year agoCivil War hero and celebrated Knoxville native Admiral David Farragut has been bestowed with a new...
Veterans column: Capt. Levi Coman, of Newark, writes of battle at newly named Shiloh camp
Newark Advocate via Yahoo News· 4 months agoCapt. Levi Coman missed mailing his letter that he started on April 29, 1862, and decided to just...
Out of Our Past: Wayne County regiment fought in 17 Civil War engagements
Pal Item | Palladium-Item via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe third week of September 1861, a Wayne County regiment organized at Richmond for the Civil War. This was the 36th Indiana Infantry. It was mustered on Sept. 16, 1861. This regiment of mostly ...
The Least Irredeemable Confederate General Is Finally Getting His Day in the Sun
Slate via Yahoo News· 6 months agoIt’s hard to see Elizabeth Varon’s new biography of James Longstreet becoming a runaway bestseller,...
Righting the past: Euphrozine Hinard, enslaver and emancipator, dead at 90
Pensacola News Journal via Yahoo News· 7 months agoEditor’s note: This is the 20th in a series of historical obituaries written today to honor the men...
Take this 10-question quiz to determine how much you really know about Cinco de Mayo
Fresno Bee McClatchy via AOL· 4 weeks agoWhat better way to prepare for Cinco de Mayo than brushing up on your knowledge about the...
Veterans column: Newark's Levi Coman assembles 76th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Company C
Newark Advocate via Yahoo News· 9 months agoLevi Coman left his law partner, Jerome Buckingham, on Oct. 8, 1862, and enlisted with Col. Charles...
Meet the woman who helped desegregate Cincinnati’s streetcar system
Gannett via AOL· 4 months agoLet me introduce you to the Fossetts, one of Cincinnati’s most influential couples. Nearly a century...
Today in History: April 6, first modern Olympics begin
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoToday in History Today is Thursday, April 6, the 96th day of 2023. There are 269 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On April 6, 1896, the first modern Olympic games formally ...