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American Civil War: Maps, Battlefields, and Generals
The fighting of the American Civil War ultimately reached nearly every state in the Northern and Southern territories, with ...
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Civil War-Era Relics Found in Drought-Hit Mississippi River: 'Almost Gave Me a Heart Attack,' Collector Says
The Mississippi River continues to unveil more relics from ... relic collector Riley Bryant found Civil War-era bullets and a union U.S. cartridge box plate, according to an interview he gave ...
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Small town, big story: New Madrid Historical Museum marks 50 years
The New Madrid Historical Museum in Missouri celebrates 50 years, showcasing the town's rich history from Native American ...
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Sharecropping in Mississippi
They brought with them slaves to do the backbreaking work of clearing the wild forest and subduing the Mississippi River with levees ... after the Civil War, the state became among the most ...
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Evaluating Conflicting Evidence: Sultana
The Civil War was newly ended, and steamboats were regularly traveling up the Mississippi River to take soldiers back to their homes. One such steamboat, the Sultana, left Vicksburg on April 24 to ...