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The Least Irredeemable Confederate General Is Finally Getting His Day in the Sun
Slate via Yahoo News· 7 months agoIt’s hard to see Elizabeth Varon’s new biography of James Longstreet becoming a runaway bestseller,...
'They saved the Union line that day': Local connections to Battle of Gettysburg run deep
The Free Press, Mankato, Minn. via Yahoo News· 12 months agoJul. 2—At least two men died in battle. One man was fighting against his brother on the opposing side. Another man survived the battle and the war only to have his name apparently misspelled ...
Forward march: Military bases removing names of Confederates
CBS News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe U.S. Army is stripping the names of Confederate generals from bases like Fort Pickett in...
Learn about the Erie Civil War veterans who were the first soldiers' home residents
Gannett via AOL· 1 month agoThe first Memorial Day observance at the Pennsylvania Soldiers' and Sailors' Home in Erie on May 30,...
Patt Morrison: Confederate sentiment in Southern California ran deeper than you might know
LA Times via Yahoo News· 2 months agoThis week marks the anniversary of Robert E. Lee's surrender near the end of the Civil War. Southern...
This Week, Fort Pickett Will Replace Its Confederate Name, a First for an Army Base Following...
Military.com via Yahoo News· 1 year agoFort Pickett, Virginia, will be the first Army installation to be renamed as part of a service-wide...
When the Confederates raided York, everyone played with fire
York Daily Record via Yahoo News· 12 months agoIn their day, these four Lancaster County men had worked with their heads and hands, making things,...
Who is buried at this 140-year-old SLO County cemetery? Tour reveals forgotten history
San Luis Obispo Tribune via Yahoo News· 12 months agoThe city of Arroyo Grande can trace its roots back to the 19th century. But who were the people who...
Sounds of Civil War battle ring in Funkstown again
The Herald-Mail via Yahoo News· 2 years agoCivil War reenactors squared off again in Funkstown Saturday morning to remember a battle that happened more than 150 years ago. The street scene was part of the community's annual Day in the ...
York in American History: The Confederate naval raid on Maine
Portsmouth Herald via Yahoo News· 6 months agoNote: This article illustrates just how fearful the citizenry of York had become in the summer of...