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South Carolina's execution by firing squad: The last reenactment of the Civil War?
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAn illustration of a deserter being executed by a firing squad at the Federal Camp in Alexandria...
This Civil War amputee led first expedition through the Grand Canyon
WE ARE THE MIGHTY via Yahoo News· 10 months agoFirst camp of the John Wesley Powell expedition, in the willows, Green River, Wyo. Terr. The Civil...
'West Wing' star Bradley Whitford discovers his personal connection to Ulysses S. Grant and the...
Yahoo TV via AOL· 2 years agoOn a new episode of Who Do You Think You Are?, Sunday night, actor Bradley Whitford, who is best...
Under the baobab: American heroes, white and Black, sacrificed for the good of us all
State College Centre Daily Times via Yahoo News· 11 months agoLater that year, heeding Douglass’ call, 19-year-old Charles Garner Sr. left his home in...
Under the baobab: Immigrants are part of democracy’s DNA. Fearing them makes no sense
State College Centre Daily Times via Yahoo News· 2 months agoMy father was an immigrant. He was part of the great migration to Chicago from Mississippi — filled...
Gen. Ulysses S. Grant's pending promotion sheds new light on his overlooked fight for equal rights...
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 1 year agoGeneral Grant stands in front of his campaign tent at his headquarters in Virginia in 1865....
Dean Karau column: John H. Howe, Kewanee’s Civil War brigadier general
Star-Courier via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJohn Homer Howe was born in Riga, Monroe County, New York, in 1822. Ten years later, his family...
Women’s History Month: Who was Albert Cashier?
Rockford Register Star via Yahoo News· 1 month agoHow much do you know about the history of women in Rockford? In celebration and recognition of Women's History Month, the Rockford Register Star has...
Here's a look at how RI started celebrating the Fourth of July all the way back in 1777
The Providence Journal via Yahoo News· 10 months agoJuly 4 is not really a military or veterans' holiday. But let’s not forget that our ability to...
Dale C. Maley: Early Fairbury plumber C.B. Day
Daily Leader via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe Day family contributed to the success of the Fairbury community. Thomas Day Jr. was a Civil War veteran and a local farmer. C.B. Day provided two...
