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Bizzarro Bazar@BizzarroBazar25 Jan 2018
16-year-old Frederick A. Bentley, Co. A, 185th New York Infantry, with a hole in his chest from a Confederate bullet that tore into him at the Battle of Lewis’s Farm, March 29, 1865. He survived this insane wound after minimal care and lived to the age of 71.
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Manuscript Society@ManuscriptSoc22 Apr 2017
Lend a hand to the Freedmen’s Bureau Transcription Project: ow.ly/6OFS30aVJH8 via @NMAAHC #DiscoverFreedmen
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DPLA@dpla16 Mar 2017
Soldiers, spies, fundraisers & breadwinners: Explore women in the Civil War dp.la/primary-source-sets/se… feat. nurse Susie K. Taylor @ncdhc #WHM
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Safe no more: @NicoleEvelina on the brutal fate of women in the American Civil War in C.S. Harris's new novel. historicalnovelsociety.org/t…
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James Holloway@gonzohistory4 Oct 2016
TV Tuesday: The Pinkertons gonzohistory.wordpress.com/2…
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Thousands of newly discovered Civil War telegrams to be decoded by volunteers through crowdsourcing campaign. latimes.com/entertainment/ar…

Huntington Library sets out to decode thousands of Civil War telegrams hidden for a century: 'It's...

They ticked out news of typhoid, scurvy and fear. They spoke of long marches and vast battles.

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Thomas Downing's Oyster House and the Underground Railroad atlasobscura.com/articles/pl…

Places You Can No Longer Go: Downing's Oyster House

Thomas Downing, a freed slave, built one of New York City's most famous restaurants of the 19th century—which doubled as a stop on the Underground Railroad.

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"The Heroines of Mercy Street: The Real Nurses of the Civil War wondersandmarvels.com/2016/0… "
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Toby Schmitz@fallofasparrow28 Mar 2016
Rare Walt Whitman letter, written for a dying soldier, found in National Archives - The Washington Post washingtonpost.com/local/rar…
Rare Walt Whitman letter, written for a dying soldier, found in National Archives

Rare Walt Whitman letter, written for a dying soldier, found in National Archives

An illiterate Yankee private had the American poet compose a poignant note to his wife.

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2/2 Alcott's earlier work "Hospital Sketches" was based on her experiences nursing Union soldiers.
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Today in 1868 Louisa May Alcott's beloved "Little Women" is published. 1/2
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On this day in 1862, Abraham Lincoln issues a preliminary draft of the Emancipation Declaration.
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Photographing the American Civil War, then and now. Great interactive page. theguardian.com/artanddesign…
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After amputation, Confederate General Thomas 'Stonewall' Jackson's arm was buried near Chancellorsville, Virginia.
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150 years ago the Civil War came to an end. Lee surrendered to Grant in this house, belonging to Mr Wilmer McLean.
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Jennie Hodgers of Co. Louth aka Private Albert D.J. Cashier of 95th Illinois irishamericancivilwar.com/20… #StPatricksDay
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Almost 200,000 Irish men and women fought in the Civil War, the majority for the Union. #StPatricksDay
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The anniversary we mustn't forget in 2015 - the end of the American Civil War independent.co.uk/voices/com…
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Give the gift of history this Christmas, the Timeline History bundle is available now tiny.cc/timelinehistory
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Colorization brings Civil War images to life with startling effect uk.businessinsider.com/amazi…
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