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Abbeville Goes to War: The Story of the First Company Mirrors Cheers

Abbeville was cast in a significant role at the opening cue and at the closing of the curtain, in the greatest tragedy ever to hold our nation’s…

May 5 •

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The Birth and Deathbed of the Civil War

A Patriot of the Old South, Burt Armistead and his role during the War Between the States

May 1 •

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The Mystery Surrounding the Alaska Purchase Part 6

The last in a six-part series about the Union's relations with Russia

Apr 27 •

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Lincoln and the Russians, The Russian Fleet in America Part 5

“The advancement and diffusion of knowledge is the only guardian of true liberty.” ~ James Madison

Apr 25 •

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Lincoln and The Russians Part 4

“It is painful enough to discover with what unconcern they speak of war and threaten it.

Apr 23 •

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Lincoln and the Russians Stoeckl Attempts Mediation Part 3

“The consolidation of the states into one vast empire, sure to be aggressive abroad and despotic at home, will be the certain precursor of ruin which…

Apr 22 •

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Lincoln and His Relationship with the Russians Part 2

From the translated correspondence of the Baron de Stoeckl, Russian Minister to St. Petersburg at the onset of the Civil War.

Apr 17 •

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Lincoln and Russia Part 1

Lincoln Criticizes Russian Despotism before the Civil War

Apr 14 •

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The Unalienable Rights of Secession

An opinion piece. "A bayonet constitution." ~Queen Liliuokalani of Hawaii, 1887

Apr 7 •

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The Blockade & The Rebel War Clerk's Diary

An opinion piece. Life during the blockade of ports.

Apr 1 •

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The Secession Was Founded on Legal Rights

This is an opinion piece. “The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to that State, are reserved to the…

Mar 26 •

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Fort Sumter's Surrender and the North's Reaction

Two views: An eyewitness account of the bombardment of Fort Sumter from the notes of Lieutenant General Stephen D. Lee, C. S. A., and the North's view…

Mar 22 •

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