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Death of General Sumner

From a Seneca County, New York newspaper in March 1863: Death of Gen. Sumner. Major General EDWIN V. SUMNER died at the residence of his son-in-law at Syracuse, on Saturday morning March 21st, at the advanced age of 67 years. … Continue reading

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Investigative Journalism

What are those strange-looking flags flying on your ship? From The New-York Times March 25, 1861: ARMY AFFAIRS.; THE “CONFEDERATED” FLAG IN NEW-YORK. Two strange flags, flying, the one from the foretopmast-head, and the other at the mizzen-peak of a … Continue reading

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