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24 American Civil War facts: how many did you know?

From 1861 to 1865, the United States was ripped in two by war – with the Union in the North and the seceded states, the Confederacy, in the South. These four years witnessed unprecedented bloodshed, ...
WBKO

Dumont Hill Expedition reenactment teaches students about local history

The students who learned and researched the Dumont Hill Expedition were also able to teach groups of 3rd graders who stopped ...
WSPA

This Week in History: Civil War Facts

ON APRIL 14TH,1865, PRESIDENT ABRAHAM LINCOLN WAS ASSASSINATED BY JOHN WILKES BOOTH AT FORD’S THEATRE IN WASHINGTON, D.C. BOOTH AND OTHER CONFEDERATE SYMPATHIZERS PLOTTED TO ASSASSINATE PRESIDENT ...

Midway Village Museum hosts Civil War living history events for students, public

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - Two living history events return to Midway Village, giving students and families chances to learn ...
Redlands Daily Facts

Inland Empire Civil War Round Table will present ‘A Southern Perspective on the Civil War’

Steve Madden of Redlands will present “Shades of Gray: A Southern Perspective on the Civil War” 2 p.m. Oct. 16 in a program for the Inland Empire Civil War Round Table. The free presentation will be ...
Wired

Historians Don't Think a US Civil War Is Likely—but They're Still Nervous

“The fabric of what binds America together at this point is basically on its final thread,” one source tells WIRED. It’s impossible to look around and not wonder whether the US is teetering on the ...