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In its June 1, 1919 issue the New York Tribune commemorated the birth centenaries of two well-known Civil War-era Americans. ______________________________ According to Wikipedia, Julia Ward Howe was a poet, author, abolitionist, and advocate for women’s suffrage: She was inspired … Continue reading

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“put our trust in the God of Battles”

From a Seneca County, New York newspaper in 1865: PATRIOTIC LETTER FROM AN IRISH SOLDIER. The following is an extract from a letter written by John Graham, of this village, to his friend James Hughes, dated City Point, Va., Jan. … Continue reading

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Anaconda’s coil broken – again

Here’s some Southern rhetoric about the Confederacy’s great victory at Fredericksburg, which this editorial views as another failure of the North’s Anaconda Plan. From the Richmond Daily Dispatch December 18, 1862: Burnside’s Whereabouts. At the time of writing this article, … Continue reading

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