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not a lost cause

Apparently 150 years ago a former Virginia governor and Confederate general was not buying into the Lost Cause theory. From The New-York Times on October 26, 1866: The celebration at Winchester to-day was an entire success, if a large crowd … Continue reading

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Skating

I’d honestly rather be skating (if I could), but there sure were some contrasts in the winter of 1862. Central Park and places like Hancock or Romney seem like different worlds.

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