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Mass graves of slaughtered Black Civil War soldiers discovered in Kentucky
The Union soldiers were driving 900 head of cattle towards Louisville when they were surprised by a Confederate attack where ...
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The First Shots of America’s Civil War Were Fired at This Charleston Harbor Fort in 1861
President James Buchanan sent the unarmed ship Star of the West with 200 soldiers and supplies on January 9, 1861. When it ...
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THEN & NOW: Memorial Day in South County
THEN: Veteran James Parrish dressed in a Revolutionary War-era uniform during the 2021 Memorial Day celebration in New ...
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THE HISTORY OF
It was first widely observed on May 30, 1868 to commemorate the sacrifices of Civil War soldiers ... In 1971, Congress passed the Uniform Monday Holiday Act and established that Memorial Day ...
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The True Story Of John Clem, The 12-Year-Old Boy Who Became A Civil War Officer
U.S. President Abraham Lincoln called for volunteers to fight for the Union Army as the Civil War broke out between the ...