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Letters Not Written in Blood: The Tullahoma Campaign

he 1863 Tullahoma Campaign saw Rosecrans drive Bragg from Middle Tennessee.

The Port Royal Experiment

The Port Royal Experiment began when Union naval forces captured Port Royal and the surrounding South…

Tariffs and the American Civil War

Tariffs are a tax levied on imported goods and were the dominant source of the federal government’s revenue…

The Battle of Savage's Station

In the sixth of the eight battles of The Seven Days Lee pursued McClellan but failed to prevent his retreat…

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