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Picketing, Skirmishing, and Sharpshooting

The security of an army depended on its pickets – the sentinels who provided early warning of infiltration…

The Great Triumvirate

Beginning in the War of 1812, Henry Clay, Daniel Webster, and John C. Calhoun achieved a national prominence…

Harpers Ferry

For nearly six years the site described by Thomas Jefferson as “one of the most stupendous in nature”…

Civil War Reenacting

While military reenacting is popular in many countries and covering many wars, Civil War Reenacting has…

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