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Stoneman's 1865 Raid

Stoneman's raid across 6 Confederate states in March - May 1865

Oliver Otis Howard

Union Major General Oliver Otis Howard

Death and the American Civil War

The cultural conception of death prior to the war created the framework through which Americans understood…

Civil War Timelines

Despite the welcomed movement away from history solely focusing on events, names, and dates, historians…

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