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Sherman’s Hard Truths About War Ring True Today
The Dispatch via Yahoo News· 7 months ago(Photo from Wikimedia Commons) In September 1864, Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman occupied Atlanta and warned citizens to evacuate before he burned the...
Civil War weapons thrown into river by General Sherman's forces recovered in South Carolina
Live Science via Yahoo News· 7 months agoConfederate relics were discovered in the Congaree River during a cleanup of toxic coal tar. These...
Confederate flags in Ohio! Why would they be here? | Opinion
Cincinnati.com | The Enquirer via Yahoo News· 5 months agoI had to see what was causing the ruckus for myself. So I drove over to Harrison, some 25 miles west...
‘A knife fight in a dark room’ The story of a historic Fort Bragg site
Military Times via Yahoo News· 1 year agoFORT BRAGG, North Carolina — Fort Bragg will undergo a name change later this year as part of a...
Civil War General William T. Sherman’s sword and other relics to be auctioned off in Ohio
WJW via Yahoo News· 1 month agoBidders will fight with their dollars next week at an Ohio auction house for the sword of the Civil...
US Army Maj. Gen. George H. Thomas' journey from enslaver to Union officer to civil rights defender
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMaj. Gen. George H. Thomas, who fought for the Union army during the Civil War, stands in uniform...
Friday is Confederate Memorial Day. Why does Florida still celebrate it and what does it mean?
Tallahassee Democrat via Yahoo News· 2 months agoFlorida does not seem to want to let go of its Confederate heritage. On Friday, April 26, the state of Florida officially honors the Floridians who took up arms in the Confederate battle against ...
Famous birthdays for Jan. 19: Cindy Sherman, Natalia Bryant
United Press International via Yahoo News· 5 months agoMolly Ringwald and Cindy Sherman arrive on the red carpet at the WSJ Mag 2019 Innovator Awards at...
When Santa fought for the Union
The Week via Yahoo News· 6 months agoSanta Claus' belt. How the bloodshed and turmoil of the Civil War helped make the modern American Christmas. Here's everything you need to know. What was...
Juneteenth, 40 Acres and a Mule and Other Broken Promises to African Americans
The Root via Yahoo News· 4 days agoA parade float drives by during the 45th annual Juneteenth National Independence Day celebrations in...