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“intolerance and bigotry”

The South … has never proscribed any man on account of his creed or race From the Richmond Daily Dispatch June 11, 1863: The Yankee Know Nothings. A suggestive item of Yankee news has been published in this paper, which … Continue reading

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Auf Wiedersehen?

Apparently Stonewall Jackson was not the only well-known general who contemplated retirement in the winter of 1862. Here’s a note from Union General Franz Sigel. From The New-York Times February 8, 1862: A LETTER FROM GEN. SIGEL. The following brief … Continue reading

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