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How Busy is Death - The Civil War Months
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Defeat on Land, Victory at Sea: The Hull Family and the USA in 1812 | War and Security
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| | This post follows on from this one on the origins of the War of 1812 between the USA and Britain. In mid August 1812 the USA suffered a defeat on land and gained a victory at sea in its war with Britain. On 16 August the US garrison of Detroit surrendered to the British. Three...
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Vicksburg 1863: America's most important July 4th (besides 1776) - Gadling
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| | The Fourth of July has always been an important day in the U.S. It marks the day in 1776 when the colonies issued the Declaration of Independence from the British Empire. A new nation was born, at least for a little while. In 1861 that nation was torn apart by a bloody Civil War that saw its turning point on another fourth of July, that of 1863. On that day the Confederate stronghold of Vicksburg on the Mississippi River surrendered to General Ulysses S. Grant. The Union army had been trying to take it since the beginning of the war. The fortified city was the key to the Mississippi River. If the North could control the river it would cut ...
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My great-great-grandfather's non-appointment as Assistant Secretary of War of the United States | From the Heart of Europe
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| | I am glad that my great-great-grandfather avoided being on the wrong side of history in 1866.
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Disaster Relief Donation Page
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| The California Fire Foundation's Disaster Relief programs provide assistance to the victims, firefighters, and communities that are affected by wildfire and natural disaster.