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African American Soldiers

African American soldiers fighting in the Civil War mattered because their service advanced a broader…

Maps and the Civil War

Fort Henry-Fort Donelson Campaign

Grant's 1862 Campaign to capture the Tennessee and Cumberland River forts and thereby secure Nashville…

Occupation: Federal Military Government in the South

Approximately one hundred southern towns and cities were occupied by Union forces at one time or another…

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