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Eric Foner Reviews New Book on How Union Financed the Civil War By Roger Lowenstein

The New York Times has a very favorable review by Eric Foner of a new book on the financing of the Civil War. WAYS AND…

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About that Meme Showing a Charge by a “Black Confederate Regiment”

A new meme is making the rounds supposedly showing a charge by a unit of “Black Confederates.” The meme notes that on March 13, 1865…

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Around the Web March 2022: Best of Civil War & Reconstruction Blogs and Social Media

Blogs Hulk Lawyer has been a sensation over the last month. He “is” an invented “Black Confederate” who debuted at a Board of Education meetings….

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The Pat Cleburne Emancipation Proposal Tells Us a Lot About the Cause He Served Civil War Reconstruction Podcast

Pat Cleburne was a hard-fighting Irish immigrant who rose to the rank of Major General in the Confederate Army of Tennessee. In 1864 he shocked…

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