Maybe we should look in the mirror to recognize that we’re in the soft Civil War.
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The battle hymn of Gettysburg, July 1-3 1863.
The battle of Gettysburg.. the newspapers.. the the anthem.. the paranormal.. all on July 1 through 3, 18963
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The general of Juneteenth
The Civil War ended in April 1865 and two months later, on June 19, 1865, Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger of the Union Army issued General Order No. 3 in Galveston, Texas, with Granger saying, “The people of Texas are informed that, in accordance with a proclamation from the Executive of the United States, all slaves are free.”
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Decoration day dies
We needed a way to commemorate the Civil War once it was done.. Decoration Day was a fine way to
Continue readingHarrisburg PA PATRIOT NEWS retracts an 1863 review of the Gettysburg Address, which called Lincoln’s speech ‘silly’
And now SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE took notice. National attention for the small city paper. Congrats, in some sort of sense,
Continue readingazspot: Population over 25 without a high school diploma (by percent) This is a very, VERY, interesting map. Take it
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