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Financing the Civil War

Officials in both the USA and CSA were remarkably successful in finding sufficient financial resources…

The Battle of New Bern

As part of his grand strategy for defeating the Confederacy, Major General George Brinton McClellan,…

Civil War Music

The Civil War affected American musical life at every level. Music affected the war as well. Virtuosos…

The Battle of Shiloh

"The South never smiled again after Shiloh."

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