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Week 72: May 11 to May 17, 1862
On to Richmond!
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Special Edition: Photographing the War (May 14, 1862)
On May 14, 1862, Scottish photographer James F. Gibson was traveling with the Army of the Potomac at White House Landing, Virginia, on the Pamunkey…
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Special Edition: The Trial of Jefferson Davis (May 13, 1867)
On May 13, 1867, Jefferson Davis appeared before Judge John C. Underwood, presiding over the United States District Court for the District of Virginia…
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Special Edition: Holy Day or Holiday (May 10, 1908)
On May 10, 1908, Andrews Methodist Episcopal Church in Grafton, West Virginia, held the first public service for Mother’s Day. The event was organized…
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Generals in Bronze: Interviewing the Commanders of the Civil War edited by William B. Styple
Book Review #4
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Special Edition: The War Lover (June 27, 1862)
On June 27, 1862, Chatham Roberdeau Wheat, the original war lover, was killed in the fighting at Gaines’s Mills, Virginia. Wheat’s Louisiana Tigers were…
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Introduction to This Week in the Civil War.
written by Donald C. Cartmell
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This Week in the Civil War: Overview
Overview
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This Week in the Civil War
This Week in the Civil War
Weekly updates of activities and events during the American Civil War derived from the Official Records of the War of the Rebellion.

This Week in the Civil War

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