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Kate Stone

Kate Stone lived most of her early life at Brokenburn, the family’s plantation in Louisiana about 30…

The Battle of Chickamauga

The Election of 1860

The voters in 1860 decisively chose to contain slavery, saying that the institution should not expand…

The Rivalry of the Aeronauts: Civil War Balloon Reconnaissance

The military reconnaissance balloon was an important innovation during the Civil War.

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