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Civil War Nursing

At the onset of the Civil War, neither the Union nor the Confederacy had a provision for military nurses.…

Immigrants in the Union Army

Over 200,000 German and 150,000 Irish-born men volunteered to serve in Union armies.

Civil War Military Organization

The sheer scale of the Civil War led on both sides to the creation of a far more elaborate and efficiently…

The Capture of New Orleans

The capture of New Orleans on April 29, 1862 gave Union forces under Flag Officer David Glasgow Farragut…

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