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John Brown Quotes
“I, John Brown am now quite certain that the crimes of this guilty land will never be purged away but with blood.” John Brown was the “The meteor of the war,” as author Herman Melville called him. John...
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Abraham Lincoln Quotes
Quotes of Abraham Lincoln. “I believe this government cannot endure permanently half slave and half free.” – Abraham Lincoln, from a speech made June 16, 1858. President Abraham Lincoln “Let us have...
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George B. McClellan Quotes
George Brinton McClellan – The Young Napoleon George B. McClellan The Young Napoleon Early in the Civil War, General George B. McClellan provided needed leadership to the Union military efforts with...
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Civil War 1861 Timeline
What Happened In The Civil War During 1861? The Civil War began in 1861 when the Rebels fired upon Fort Sumter. Some other major events of 1861 are: Abraham Lincoln is inaugurated as the 16th president...
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Jefferson Davis Resigns From The United States Senate
His Home State of Mississippi Seceded On January 9, 1861 “My own convictions, as to negro slavery are strong, It has its evils and abuses…. We recognize the negro as God and God’s Book and God’s Laws,...
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Quotes By Robert E. Lee Before, During, And After The Civil War
Robert E. Lee at Fredericksburg Robert Edward Lee was born on January 19, 1807, at Stratford, Virginia. He was the son of Henry “Light-Horse Harry” Lee, a Revolutionary War hero. He graduated second in...
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Freedman Jourdon Anderson Writes A Letter To His Old Master
“Letter From A Freedman” (1865) Master Simon Legree and slave Uncle Tom, a scene from Uncle Tom’s Cabin. Slaves were not treated as human beings in the slave-holding South. They were treated as...
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Bleeding Kansas, John Brown, and the Pottawatomie Creek Massacre
What Was Bleeding Kansas? Would The Kansas Territory Join The Union As A Slave Or Free State? Reynolds Political Map of the United States (1856) Showing Kansas in White Slavery was the burning issue in...
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Book Review: Lincoln’s Spies – Their Secret War To Save A Nation
Lincoln’s Spies – Their Secret War To Save The Union By Douglas Waller Lincoln’s Spies – Their Secret War To Save A Nation Do you have some favorite Civil War books, books you have read and reread? I...
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Book Review: Vicksburg – Grant’s Campaign That Broke the Confederacy
Vicksburg – Grant’s Campaign That Broke the Confederacy by Donald L. Miller Vicksburg Is The Key To The Control Of The Mississippi River Vicksburg by Donald L. Miller The Mississippi River was a water...
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