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Two Civil War Books Win Pulitzer Prizes in Fiction and History

On May 5 the announcement came of Pulitzer Prizes. Two books largely dealing with the Civil War, won awards. The winner for Fiction was James…

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Federal Government Proposes 38% Cut in Funds to National Parks and Closing Some Down

The Trump administration has proposed a 38% cut in funding for the National Park Service (NPS). This would be a cut of more $1.2 Billion…

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Soldiers and Sailors Monument Hackensack New Jersey

I was at a funeral in Hackensack, New Jersey and I found that near the funeral home there was a Civil War monument. Usually I…

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