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Was the Civil War Inevitable?
Before Lincoln turned the idea of “the Union” into a cause worth dying for, he tried other means of ending slavery in America ...
In The Know 4-21: News, updates from Greenville area businesses and nonprofits
Richmond Auctions in Greenville will host its two-day Spring Premier Firearms & Sportsman Advertising Auction on April 25 and April 26. The auction will showcase historically significant artifacts ...
The birth of the American Revolution
Two-hundred-and-fifty years ago, on April 19, 1775, British troops faced off against colonial militias in the Massachusetts ...
Kings and Generals on MSN5d
American Civil War: Battle of Fredericksburg Documentary
In this new episode of Kings and Generals’ Civil War series, we cover the Battle of Fredericksburg—one of the bloodiest and ...
Into the Shadows on MSN6d
Henry Wirz: The Only Confederate Officer to Be Executed for War Crimes After the American Civil War
Henry Wirz remains one of the most controversial figures of the Civil War. As commandant of Andersonville Prison, he oversaw a site where over 13,000 Union soldiers died. Convicted of war crimes and ...