Archive - Monica's Dark Corner

May 2025

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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April 2025

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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