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Fighting and Dying for the Colors at Gettysburg Beyond their practical value on Civil War battlefields, regimental flags and other banners embodied the pride, honor and bravery of the soldiers who willingly gave their lives to defend them.   |
Civil War Times
E. E. Billings |
The Fall of Vicksburg On July 4, 1863, Lt. Gen. John C. Pemberton surrendered the Confederate bastion of Vicksburg, Mississippi, to Union forces under Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant. The surrender brought an end to 47 days of unendurable siege, but it also brought an end to Confederate control of the Mississippi River. |
America's Civil War
July 2005
Jeffry C. Burden |
Failed Attack at Vicksburg Ulysses S. Grant thought his formidable Army of the Tennessee could take Vicksburg from a "beaten" foe by direct assault. He was wrong, thanks to near-impregnable fortifications, renewed Southern spirit, and surprisingly suspect Northern generalship. |
Vietnam
Joe Zentner |
Above and Beyond the Call From Roger Donlon in 1964 to Roy Benavidez in 1981, the Medal of Honor was awarded to 239 Americans who served in Vietnam. |
America's Civil War
January 12, 2005
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April 2, 1865: 'A Day of Carnage and Blood' Sixth Corps Yankees stumbled out of their earthworks and toward the muddy pits of the Army of Northern Virginia. It was the beginning of the end. |
Civil War Times
December 2003
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Who Was the Common Soldier of the Civil War? Here's what the statistics tell us. |
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Death and Civil War America: Interview with Drew Gilpin Faust Faust's new book This Republic of Suffering: Death and the American Civil War is a thoughtful study of the impact of the Civil War's massive death toll. |
