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How Welsh settlers rebuilt Tennessee after the US Civil War; COMMUNITY ESTABLISHED OWN 'DIXIE EISTEDDFOD'. May 18, 2012 520
The civil war: 10 things you should know (and probably don't). Ayers, Edward L. Cover story Jan 30, 2012 1548
Quiz wizard. Jan 30, 2012 502
1852: did a novel start the Civil War? Published 160 years ago, Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin captivated--and bitterly divided--America. Reynolds, David S. Jan 2, 2012 1524
Start of the civil war; views. Oct 21, 2011 102
How slavery really ended in America: a year and a half before Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, three slaves rowed across a Virginia river to a Union fort--and unwittingly set in motion the demise of slavery. Goodheart, Adam Cover story Oct 3, 2011 2737
Upfront teacher's edition. Rebhun, Elliott Column Oct 3, 2011 238
Civil War manuscripts in the Naval War College's naval historical collection. Sep 22, 2011 612
Why the Civil War: on the conflict's 150th anniversary, the nation remains divided over its meaning and legacy. Seelye, Katharine Q. Sep 5, 2011 731
Why the civil war still isn't history. Brief article Sep 5, 2011 103
Harvard's Civil War: historical reenactment remains a grassroots tradition. McCrary, Lewis Sep 1, 2011 1053
African American Civil War Museum gets new home. Jul 20, 2011 612
National Park Service Announces Events Commemorating the 150th Anniversary of the First Battle of Manassas. Jul 14, 2011 963
Civil disturbers; Maritime Tales by Stephen Guy of Merseyside Maritime Museum. May 28, 2011 483
Block-busters; Maritime Tales by Stephen Guy of Merseyside Maritime Museum. May 21, 2011 497
Lincoln's letter to Hughes. Brief article Apr 15, 2011 172
Focus on city's US civil war link. Apr 6, 2011 175
Focus on city's US civil war link. Apr 6, 2011 174
The civil war: 10 things you should know (but probably don't): we all know the basics, but America's bloodiest conflict was full of twists and turns, and the way it unfolded was more complicated than you think. Ayers, Edward L. Apr 4, 2011 3241
Dividing a nation: the firing on fort Sumter marked the first engagement of the civil war and took place 150 years ago, on April 12, 1861. Kenny, Jack Apr 4, 2011 3157
The National Jubilee of Peace Celebration Scheduled for July 21, 2011 in Prince William County/Manassas. Apr 1, 2011 933
The war that ended slavery in America ... and blacks' part in it. Goffe, Leslie Apr 1, 2011 2609
150 Years Later: Remembering the American Civil War. Mar 29, 2011 5261
The war that shaped America: nearly 150 years after the Civil War, Bill Gwaltney explains why its lessons are still relevant today. Interview Mar 22, 2011 2368
Civil Warfare in the Streets: After Fort Sumter, German Immigrants in St. Louis Flocked to the Union Cause and in Bloody Confrontations Overthrew the Local Secessionists. Goodheart, Adam K. Essay Mar 22, 2011 6152
The war that made us who we are: today, 150 years after its start, the legacy of the Civil War the bravery and idealism, as well as the conflict and pain--remains very much alive. Allen, Frederick Report Mar 1, 2011 2013
The unending civil war: race and heritage are at the heart of America's inability to find consensus about the Civil War. Bunch, Lonnie Feb 3, 2011 1158
A proud heritage: historians and history buffs work to close the knowledge gap about Black Civil War soldiers. Stuart, Reginald Feb 3, 2011 1336
The legacy of African American Sailors to the Civil War. Stegherr, Laura K. Feb 1, 2011 624
Prince William-Manassas Promotes Tourism for 150th Commemoration of the American Civil War at American Bus Association Convention. Jan 24, 2011 406
Banshee's wail. Jan 22, 2011 463
Why they fought: Native American involvement in the American Civil War: American Indian involvement in the American Civil War was, on the large scale, rather insignificant. Connole, Joseph Jan 1, 2011 3838
TALES OF THE WILD WEST; Story behind Tees hero who fought in American Civil War - and had links to Buffalo Bill. Nov 8, 2010 527
American Civil War secret service agent honoured. Oct 7, 2010 471
Bald Eagle Lifts the Spirits of the Nation in Kane Miller Civil War Picture Book. Sep 8, 2010 380
Lift the veil, see the light. Braasch, Sarah Sep 1, 2010 2961
Great UK days out. Aug 29, 2010 379
A Savage Conflict: The Decisive Role of Guerrillas in the American Civil War. Moir, Lieutenant Nathaniel Jul 1, 2010 663
Modern America's Founding Myth. Clausen, Christopher Literary essay Jun 22, 2010 3347
A new battle: can we save our history from the wrecking ball? McMahon, Jim May 10, 2010 432
Country house set to make a big splash; pounds 1.4m historical home with links to American Civil War colonel has its own swimming pool amid beautiful grounds in the Vale of Glamorgan. Mar 27, 2010 458
Reliving the Civil War. Mar 20, 2010 119
Prince William County and Manassas, Virginia Launch Civil War Sesquicentennial Commemoration; Events Recognize 150th Anniversary of the American Civil War. Mar 18, 2010 585
Civil War trail plan to lure more US tourists; American officials in Wirral visit. Oct 21, 2009 387
Was the American Civil War really the first World War? Oct 12, 2009 626
Six feet under: Civil War relic hunters forge a unique partnership with the Park Service to unearth our nation's history. Gilsdorf, Ethan Sep 22, 2009 2605
First shots to mark the e US civil war; Mersyside played a huge part in the war which united America. As the 150th anniversary approaches, Peter Elson reports on the local tourism potential. Aug 12, 2009 1279
City's place in US Civil War; Catherine Jones on how Liverpool could play a central role in America's marking of her darkest hour. Aug 7, 2009 994
Nonstandard were and the nonstandard forms of the preterite negative of to be in nineteenth century new England civil war letters and literary dialect portrayals. Pable, Adrian; Dylewski, Radoslaw; Urbanska, Agnieszka Essay Jul 1, 2009 8559
The Road to Disunion. Aboul-Enein, Youssef Mar 1, 2009 752
Bringing American history to life for the Americans - in Cardiff. Jan 29, 2009 765
Collateral damage: the Civil War only enhanced George Whitman's soldierly satisfaction; for his brother Walt, however, the horrors halted an outpouring of great poetry. Roper, Robert Jan 1, 2009 3589
Civil War puppets. Thomas, Barbara Dec 1, 2008 1914
The Baraboo Guards: a Novel of the American Civil War. Larsen, Richard N. Brief article Jul 1, 2008 298
"Earth has no sorrow that heaven cannot cure": Northern civilian perspectives on death and eternity during the Civil War. Scott, Sean A. Essay Jun 22, 2008 13950
Sean A. Scott, " 'Earth has no sorrow that Heaven Cannot Cure' Northern Civilian Perspectives on Death and Eternity During the Civil War". Brief article Jun 22, 2008 184
The Civil War in 3D. Rhoda, Mary Ann Brief article Apr 1, 2008 195
The Burdens of Loyalty: Refugee Tales of the First American Civil War. McBride, Grietje R. Mar 22, 2008 1370
A battlefield reborn: Gettysburg dusts the cobwebs off the visitor experience. Marquis, Amy Leinbach Brief article Mar 22, 2008 325
The American Civil War of 1861-1865: a major challenge to the survival of early Baptists ventures in Nigeria. Ajayi, S. Ademola Essay Mar 22, 2008 4017
Hated Ideas And the American Civil War Press. Brief article Feb 1, 2008 240
Women In The American Civil War. Brief article Feb 1, 2008 261
Chronology: key events of the civil war. Chronology Jan 21, 2008 180
So lonesome I could die: nostalgia and debates over Emotional Control in the Civil War North. Clarke, Frances Dec 22, 2007 16480
Defining a Civil War battlefield: recent archaeological investigations at the Pickett's Mill State Historic Site, Paulding County, Georgia. Powis, Terry G.; Whatley, Jason; Lumsden, Mary T.; Powell, Joseph; Severts, Patrick; Hobgood, Ron; P Report Dec 22, 2007 3367
A knight... and day to remember. Sep 24, 2007 704
The old republic and the sectional crisis. Malvasi, Mark Essay Sep 22, 2007 7650
Letter: Welsh fought for and against the Yankees. Aug 14, 2007 311
Words of the Welshmen who fought in the bloody battles of the American Civil War. Aug 9, 2007 717
The Maps Of Gettysburg. Aug 1, 2007 269
Warriors from two centuries join forces. Jul 27, 2007 254
Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author & Historian James M. McPherson to Receive First Pritzker Military Library Award for Lifetime Achievement. Jul 16, 2007 646
Historic Photos Of Gettysburg. Jul 1, 2007 245
Cinco de Mayo. Burroughs, John Jun 1, 2007 169
'We are not in little England now': Charles and Ellen Kean in civil-war America. Ripley, John Essay Jun 1, 2007 12043
BOOKS: American Civil War; NEW RELEASES. Apr 27, 2007 80
The blue and the gray: as the Civil War raged south of the border, hundreds of Canadians got involved--on both sides of the conflict. Twatio, Bill Apr 1, 2007 3105
Glorious dust: the posthumous masterwork of an influential black historian tells how slavery itself undermined the Confederacy. Roper, Robert Viewpoint essay Jan 1, 2007 5391
On the race beat: reporters covering the civil rights movement worked under dangerous, pressure-packed conditions--and confronted the limits of objectivity. Roberts, Gene; Klibanoff, Hank Excerpt Dec 1, 2006 1956
US war heritage trail for Wirral. Nov 23, 2006 407
YourLife: Branching out into family history. Oct 12, 2006 1106
Fort Fisher: amphibious victory in the American Civil War. Ohls, Gary J. Sep 22, 2006 9043
Confederate memory and monuments: of judicial opinions, statutes and buildings. Brophy, Alfred L. Sep 22, 2006 7246
External assistance: enabler of insurgent success. Record, Jeffrey Sep 22, 2006 6641
Organization Celebrates South Carolina's African American Civil War and Reconstruction Period Heroes. Aug 2, 2006 575
Protecting Confederate soldiers and mothers: pensions, gender, and the welfare state in the U.S. South, a case study from Florida. Green, Elna C. Jun 22, 2006 13835
Trapped echoes: The Wave and the collapse of national community. Newhouse, Wade Jun 22, 2006 7310
Canadians in the U.S. Civil War: although it was an American tragedy, the Civil War was a defining moment in Canada's history. Fear of invasion and the political fallout of the war were the catalysts to Confederation. Twatio, Bill May 1, 2006 1738
US maritime historian visits Merseyside. Feb 21, 2006 95
MIDLAND: US Civil War treasure to be sold. Feb 13, 2006 227
Guess Pierce will Shave Another Day. Jan 6, 2006 96
Ken Murray: Guess who's coming to dinner? Oct 16, 2005 145
Movies: Hollywood News. Sep 23, 2005 228
Ken Murray: Remember the Fighting 69th? Sep 11, 2005 140
Judicial review of the war power. Fisher, Louis Sep 1, 2005 15969
The Cup of Fury: the preferred title of Caroline Gordon's None Shall Look Back. Young, Walton Critical essay Jun 22, 2005 3804
"Civil" War wounds: William Wells Brown, violence, and the domestic narrative. James, Jennifer Mar 22, 2005 10158
The freedom fighters: blacks in Canada had no problem choosing sides in the American Civil War. They enlisted in the Union cause in great numbers, and they too fought for "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.". Twatio, Bill Feb 1, 2005 1578
Capturing memories: a Civil War prison camp serves as a memorial to prisoners of war from every generation. Kirkwood, Scott Jan 1, 2005 720
Reconstructing rebellion: the politics of narrative in the Confederate memoir. Higgins, Andrew C. Critical essay Dec 22, 2004 8572
"A struggle which has ended so beneficently": a century of Jewish historical writing about the American Civil War. Mendelsohn, Adam Dec 1, 2004 8367
Bonds that shackle: memory, violence, and freedom in The Unvanquished. Sharpe, Peter Critical essay Sep 22, 2004 14138
The South will rise again. Oct 1, 2003 564
Lost causes and gallantry: Johnny Reb and the Shadow of Sir Walter. Burroughs, Franklin Sep 22, 2003 9901
The predicament of Facial knowledge: government studies of the Freedmen during the U.S. Civil War. Frankel, Oz Mar 22, 2003 11811
Washington, D.C.--President George W. Bush in December signed into law the Civil War Battlefield Preservation Act of 2002, authorizing $50 million over several years to protect historic Civil War battlefields outside boundaries of the National Park System. Brief Article Mar 1, 2003 114
Cadets learn from Civil War 3-D models. (Tech Talk). Brief Article Mar 1, 2003 168
Black soldiers in the Civil War: in 1863, black soldiers of the 54th Massachusetts infantry proved that the U.S. Civil War was their fight too. (American History Play). McCollum, Sean Feb 7, 2003 1594
The war between the states. (Skills Master 2). Brief Article Feb 7, 2003 221
Secret warriors: female soldiers in the Civil War: eager for adventure, or to accompany their husbands, hundreds of women assumed male identities and marched into battle. (times past). McCollum, Sean Dec 13, 2002 1359
Bridging the Tennessee River. (Past in Review). Place, Darman Oct 1, 2002 2499
Uncivil war. Shepard, Alicia C. Jun 1, 2002 5392
A contest of contrasts: the principle of dislocation and the artillery fight at the Battle of Chancellorsville. (The Civil War). Schreckengost, G. James May 1, 2002 4461
Turning points in the U.S. Civil War: Views from the grayback market. Weidenmier, Marc D. Apr 1, 2002 6796
The war that created two countries. Manning, William Mar 22, 2002 3509
Symposium for history buffs. (Southern Scrapbook). Brief Article Mar 1, 2002 473
The civil war: "Dear folks at home". (American History). Adams, Jim Jan 21, 2002 1270
The lesson of Antietam. (9.11.01). McPherson, James M. Brief Article Jan 1, 2002 803
Battle time: Gender, modernity, and confederate hospitals. Wells, Cheryl A. Dec 22, 2001 10356
"Gettysburg of the West" could help small town: rural economy could gain millions from restored battlefield. (Historic Restoration). Daerr, Elizabeth G. Brief Article Nov 1, 2001 398
Gettysburg gets battle artifacts. (NPCA Notes). Dougherty, Ryan Brief Article Nov 1, 2001 275
Contraband, runaways, freemen: new definitions of reconstruction created by the civil war. Wartman, Michelle Sep 22, 2001 4312
Reading, writing and rebellion: levels of formal education in the confederate army. Knight, James Thomas Sep 22, 2001 3556
Oakland cannons return to MTMC service. (Civil War era). Long, Kimberly Brief Article Sep 1, 2001 407
Southern Nationalism. Oliver, Charles Aug 1, 2001 2613
American Civil War: "The Fatal Blunder of the Day". Schreckengost, Gary J. Jul 1, 2001 5929
THE Long Campaign. O'CONNELL, KIM A. Jul 1, 2001 2494
DIVE! PRICE, SEAN May 7, 2001 1927
The War That Won't Go Away. KELLEY, TIMOTHY Apr 16, 2001 1489
Civil War Soldiers & Sailors Database Unveiled. Gunder, Joseph Brief Article Feb 1, 2001 306
Divided Loyalties. Miller, Amy Jan 8, 2001 1374
The Confederate Naval Buildup. Surdam, David G. Jan 1, 2001 10023
The South has to fall again. Brief Article Nov 1, 2000 847
Confederate Engineers in the American Civil War. Martin, First Lieutenant Shaun Oct 1, 2000 3124
UNCOVERING America's Past. FORDNEY, CHRIS Mar 1, 2000 2459
Lord Acton and the Lost Cause. CLAUSEN, CHRISTOPHER Biography Jan 1, 2000 4316
The Little Bugler. Styple, William B. Dec 1, 1999 393
When the Nation Split. KELLEY, TIMOTHY Brief Article Sep 20, 1999 889
The Civil War generation: military service and mobility in Dubuque, Iowa, 1860-1870. Johnson, Russell L. Jun 22, 1999 14515
Sound was secret weapon in Civil War. Brief Article Oct 31, 1998 207
The great centralizer: Abraham Lincoln and the War between the States. DiLorenzo, Thomas J. Sep 22, 1998 12714
Culture of honor reveals a violent streak. Bower, Bruce Sep 12, 1998 567
Under threat of war. Brief Article Mar 1, 1998 127
American themes in 'The Bride of Texas.'(Mario Vargas Llosa/Josef Skvorecky) Kosek, Helena Mar 22, 1997 3543
Variations on American themes: 'The Bride of Texas.'(Mario Vargas Llosa/Josef Skvorecky) Banerjee, Maria Nemcova Mar 22, 1997 3726
Fighting for freedom: a new memorial that honors African Americans who fought iu the Civil War is an important step toward broadening our understanding of history. Rancourt, Linda M. Cover Story Sep 1, 1996 2588
Chapter 16: Michigan and the Civil War. Jan 1, 1995 11068
Heritage areas bill approved by House. Nov 1, 1994 402
Hollywood's fascination with the Civil War. Sharrett, Christopher Column Jan 1, 1994 971
Civil War sites face grave threats. Nov 1, 1993 854
The last valley campaign: as development marches across Virginia's Shenandoah Valley, residents, historians, and preservationists are mounting a defense of Civil War battlefields. Feigenoff, Charles Cover Story Nov 1, 1993 3204
Witness trees join battlefield fight. Fitts, Deborah Jul 1, 1993 1042
Who joined the confederate army? soldiers, civilians, and communities in Mississippi. Logue, Larry M. Mar 22, 1993 6570
Mathew Brady's photography on display. Biography Jan 1, 1992 1210
Miz Scarlett, the Yankees! In Felton, May 24, 25 and 26. May 1, 1986 279
Col. Lemat's grapeshot revolver. Spangenberger, Phil May 1, 1985 2417
Dixie's Yankee rifle. Spangenberger, Phil May 1, 1984 1305

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