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The Jones-Imboden Raid

In April 1863 Confederate forces launched a raid into the new state of West Virginia designed to wreak…

Environment and the Civil War

The natural and built environment directly shaped the course and outcome of the Civil War. Disease, weather,…

Sherman's March to the Sea

In November 1864, after capturing Atlanta, Sherman cut a swath through Georgia to Savanah, then commenced…

The War Begins: From Fort Sumter to Bull Run David Detzer

After the fall of Fort Sumter North and South struggled to create their armies whose first major clash…

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