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This Month in the Civil War – by S. McBride

August 20, 2014 - Featured Articles - Tagged: , , ,

  As the steamy days of August, 1864 beset the weary and battered soldiers and citizens of the war-torn United States, Petersburg and Atlanta, two of the most vital cities…

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This Month in the Civil War: Sherman Moves to Georgia – By S. McBride

July 9, 2014 - Featured Articles - Tagged: , , , , , , , , ,

    “Mine eyes have beheld the Promised Land!”    So wrote Major James Connolly of the 123rd Illinois Infantry to his wife, describing the arrival of Union forces on…

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