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Mathew B. Brady

Mathew Brady (circa 1823-1896) is arguably one of the most important American photographers of the nineteenth…

Statehood: New States During the Civil War

From 1791(Vermont) to 1861 (Kansas) the United States added twenty-one states to the original thirteen.…

George Gordon Meade

Biography of Union General George Gordon Meade

The Rivalry of the Aeronauts: Civil War Balloon Reconnaissance

The military reconnaissance balloon was an important innovation during the Civil War.

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