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Receding tide
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Edwin C. Bearss |
It's a poignant irony in American history that on Independence Day, 1863, not one but two pivotal battles ended in Union victory, marked the high tide of Confederate military fortune, and ultimately … |
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The Vicksburg campaign
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Martin, David G. |
"Sam" Grant had his faults, but he was always willing to fight, and often able to win. Frustrated by a tactical stalemate in Virginia, in 1863 the Union embarked upon a strategy of strangling the Con… |
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The Most Glorious Fourth
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Duane P. Schultz |
July 4, 1863, saw the end of two battles, Vicksburg and Gettysburg, that together inalterably changed the course of the Civil War. It was a glorious day indeed for the Union cause. In this heart-quic… |
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