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REVIEW: Hymns of the Republic: The Story of the Final Year of the American Civil War

S.C. Gwynne’s study of the final year of the American Civil War illustrates the escalating brutality of the conflict as the Union sought to subdue the Confederacy by striking directly at the will of its population. Hymns of the Republic is an engrossing examination of the evolution of Union strategy during the Civil War, focusing …

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Soldiers’ Aid Societies During The Civil War

1 Comment / Civil War / By ARGunners Magazine

Soldiers’ aid societies began to form shortly after the Civil War began. Women – most from the upper classes – wanted to do something to help their husbands, brothers, children, friends, and neighbors that went off to fight in the war. Since they couldn’t fight on the front lines, and female nurses were discouraged from …

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Tooth-dullers and Skillygalee: Mealtime for the Civil War Soldier

Civil War / By Paula Mahar

Army food, whether the bacon, hard tack, and sour wine of the Roman legions, or the K-rations of World War II, has rarely if ever inspired soldiers praise. Even the modern-day MREs, which offer a menu that’s considerably more varied than army chow in the days of yore, were jocularly known as Meals Refused by …

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Fort Sumter: Bookends of the Civil War

1 Comment / Articles, Civil War / By Paula Mahar

As a jittery electorate endured the suspense of the 1860 election that would bring Abraham Lincoln to the presidency, Americans must have looked back upon their young nation’s history and wondered how their leaders had brought them to the Rubicon of civil war. North and South had been united in their fight for independence against …

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Life at the Infamous Civil War Libby Prison

3 Comments / Civil War / By Holly Godbey

Libby Prison was located in Richmond, Va., often considered one of the key cities of the Confederacy, and this Southern stronghold soon became famous for its absolutely horrendous conditions. The prisoners of war held there died often from starvation and disease, as more than 1,000 prisoners were forced into a former warehouse. The Beginnings The …

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Comparing the Civil War Commanders-in-Chief: Lincoln and Davis

Articles, Civil War / By Paula Mahar

When the Civil War broke out in 1861, Northerners could hardly be blamed for feeling that their Southern brethren were more fortunate in their president’s prospects as commander-in-chief. Jefferson Davis was a West Point graduate and although his career at the military academy was less than stellar—he was placed under house arrest for joining other …

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Six Female Civil War Spies Who Made Their Mark

Civil War / By Holly Godbey

While women were, obviously, not permitted to participate on an official level during the American Civil War, they did find ways to make their mark, as women have in numerous wars throughout history. There were specifically quite a few women who worked as spies for both sides during the conflict. From masters of disguise to former …

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Drummer boy Clem during the American Civil War. (Credits: Public Domain)

John L. Clem was 12 years old when he became a Civil War hero

1 Comment / Articles, Civil War / By ARGunners Magazine

“The Drummer Boy of Chickamauga” was 12 years old when he was promoted to sergeant after firing on a Confederate colonel who was attempting to capture him. At that point John Lincoln Clem became the youngest non-commissioned officer in U.S. history and a Civil War hero. Born John Joseph Klem in 1851 to immigrant parents, he …

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Civil War Tourism in the South

2 Comments / Articles, Civil War, Museums / By Holly Godbey

The Civil War has resulted in a variety of historically significant and interesting spots to visit, but no where is Civil War tourism as prominent as it is in the Southern states. There, there is undoubtedly still remaining a barely concealed Confederate pride in the area’s history. Even though many citizens will readily say that they’re …

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Generals Carr, Sickles, and Graham stand by the Trostle Barn where Sickles was wounded July 2

Civil War Scandal: General Daniel Sickles

1 Comment / Articles, Civil War / By Paula Mahar

There are some names from American history who, for good or ill, seem to belong on a modern stage, where their actions—or antics—would have reveled in the overflow of media attention provided by 24-hour news, Twitter, and cable television. One of those men is Daniel Sickles, the New York politician, Civil War general and murderer …

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