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Civil War Journalism

The press of the Union and Confederacy published millions of words on every aspect of the Civil War.

Civil War Statistics

Numeric analysis remains one of the sharpest tools within the workshop of social science for interpreting…

Confederate Commerce Raiders and Privateers

Arguably the Confederacy’s maritime efforts rank among its greatest wartime successes. Starting literally…

The Bristoe Station Campaign

In October 1863 Lee launched a new offensive against Meade and the Army of the Potomac culminating in…

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