Harriet Tubman
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*Ontario, Regional Municipality of Niagara, St. Catharines*
Harriet
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After the passing
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Fugitive Slave Law
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Jun 24, 2013 - Commemoration of Explosion at Third Louisiana Redan - 19:00:00 - The commemoration will begin at 7:00 pm at the Vicksburg National Military Park, 3201 Clay Street. The event will feature speaker Mike Mumaugh. ...53 minutes ago
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Need Help With US Grant Quote - I am looking for a cite for a U. S. Grant quote. It was supposedly made while touring in France after the war when someone asked him what he’d learned from...3 hours ago
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Civil War hero from Delafield may get Medal of Honor - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - *Civil War hero from Delafield may get Medal of Honor* *Milwaukee Journal Sentinel* One hundred and fifty years after the Battle of Gettysburg, efforts to ...7 hours ago
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150 years ago today - 150 Years Ago Today...June 17, 1863..Battle of Aldie ,Virginia Gen. J.E.B. Stuart’s cavalry screens the Confederate infantry as it marches north behind t...8 hours ago
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High-tech methods used to conserve big guns that fired on Fort Sumter, opening US Civil War - (Photo: AP/Bruce Smith) "Ten massive guns from Fort Moultrie on Sullivans Island, which is part of the Fort Sumter National Monument, were recently conserv...
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Pryor, Oklahoma: My Gateway to Border War Sites - Recently, I was visiting with a new acquaintance that told me about the various Civil War sites within a day’s drive of their town in an Eastern state. R...1 day ago
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New military history book prize - Last week, the Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation announced the creation of a new book prize, the Guggenheim-Lehrman Prize in Military History, one that carri...1 day ago
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June 15, 1863: Pennsylvania braces for Lee's invasion - On this day 150 years ago, Governor Andrew G. Curtin of Pennsylvania issued the following proclamation: PENNSYLVANIA, ss: In the name and by the authori...
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Three Years, 300K Views - Today is the 3rd anniversary of Dead Confederates going online. We also just recently — on June 7, to be exact — crossed the mark of three hundred thousand...2 days ago
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Rose Farm - The Battle for the Wheatfield at the Rose FarmRose Farm was at the center of some of the fiercest fighting on the second day of the battle, July 2, 1863. I...
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50,000 Visits - Thank You - I am humbled and gratified to have received over 50,000 visitors to South From the North Woods and over 90,000 visits to Antietam Voices. I have been rea...
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Re: [MS-CEMETERIES] Salem Mississippi - This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: dbsartain12 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boa...5 days ago
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Re: [CIVIL-WAR] Map of the Battle of Hoover's Gap - I can probably figure out how to scan the map, but, you need the magazine. You can order back copies of magazines by contacting Blue & Gray, 522 Norton Roa...5 days ago
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Spielberg and Lucas comment on "Lincoln" - From The Hollywood Reporter: [P]rice variances at movie theaters [are coming Spielberg said], where "you're gonna have to pay $25 for the next Iron Man, you'...5 days ago
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Uncle Thurman was a Gandy Dancer. . . - I came across a short film "Gandy Dancers" online that reminded me of my paternal uncle, Thurman Callen who retired from the railroad. Uncle Thurman was the ...
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More tour coverage - For Clint Schemmer’s excellent article on the Brandy Station Sesquicentennial tour that appeared in today’s edition of the Fredericksburg *Free Lance Sta...6 days ago
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Blog Updates - Realizing that it's been three months since my last post, I have decided it's time to stop making promises about how often I want/intend to post on the blo...1 week ago
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Announcing My New Book Project: "Tillman Branch, King of the Mississippi Bootleggers" - I am happy and proud to announce that I recently learned The History Press, an independent publisher located in Charleston, South Carolina, has accepted my...2 weeks ago
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Professional Military Education–A Perspective - Last night C-Span broadcast a program in which Joan Johnson-Freese of the Naval War College discussed her book Educating America’s Military. I don’t agree ...2 weeks ago
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The 48th/150th: “One Long Happy Holiday:” Establishing Camp and Settling In At Lexington. . . - From April through September, 1863, while other men in blue fought and bled near Vicksburg, Mississippi, central Tennessee, and at Gettysburg, Pennsylvani...
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[MISSISSIPPI] Annual Neshoba County Stuart family reunion - The annual Reunion of the descendants of William Davis Stuart of Neshoba County, Mississippi will be held June 9, 2013 at Old Pearl Valley Baptist Church in ...3 weeks ago
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Watauga Confederate Veterans Photographs - Friends - these are all Confederate Veterans Reunion photographs from Watauga County. I am looking for better copies. Any help would be appreciated. Thank...
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The World Turned Upside Down: The Bureau of Colored Troops Established 150 Years Ago Today - A lot can happen in two years. In 2011, we saw the tragedy in Tucson, a royal wedding, the death of Usama bin Laden, and the official end of the Iraq War. I...
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PBS To Premiere "Rebel" On Series Voces - On Friday May 24, 2013 the PBS Latino series "Voces" (Voices) will premiere its latest installment, titled *Rebel*, a documentary about an almost entire...
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Following The Footsteps of Black Civil War Nurses - *This service card reflects the Hospital Muster Roll * *USA General Hospital, Little Rock Arkansas of Amelia Allen who Served in the * *Union Army Hosp...
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Donald S. Frazier on the War in Louisiana - Donald S. Frazier has written two books on the war in Louisiana (two of three books planned). His books have been well received and liked. Always trying to...4 months ago
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Re: [MS-CW] MS-CW Digest, Vol 8, Issue 1 - Apparently, my email account has been hacked. This message has my email address, but I did not send a message with multiple recipients to you. Kathy Goss ...4 months ago
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Battle of Stones River – 150th Anniversary - Today is the 150th anniversary of the sanguinary Battle of Stones River. This tragic battle occurred just north of the town of Murfreesboro, Tennessee when...5 months ago
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Re: Where is Camp Clear Springs in Mississippi 1862 - Methuria, According to this National Park Service website: http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-regiments-detail.htm?regi... The 4th Regiment, Minnesota Infa...6 months ago
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Just as surely dead - I like to look beyond lists and rosters to flesh out the individuals who were at Antietam. An example of how this sometimes goes, with a bit of an unexpect...8 months ago
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The *Civil War* – Battle of Iuka and *Mississippi* Soldiers | Choctaw *...* - Submitted C.J. Johnson. Beginning in mid-1862, the Confederate Army took the offensive, winning in Maryland, going into Kentucky, and then into middle Tenn...8 months ago
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They Sailed Into History ... And Oblivion - After making its historic attack, the CSS H. L. Hunley - the first successful submarine - wouldn't be seen again for more than 130 years.9 months ago
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An expansion (of sorts) - This blog has been up since June 2008. I initially started it as an extension of my history classroom and a place to engage historians and other students o...11 months ago
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Books24x7 - Books24x7 supports workers in acquiring knowledge at the speed of change by instantly delivering trusted information how and when it is needed. Our content...1 year ago
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February 29, 1940: McDaniel wins Oscar - On February 29, 1940, *Gone with the Wind* is honored with eight Oscars by the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. An epic Southern rom...1 year ago
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1/4 of the Rebel infantry which camped in York County, Pa., were casualties at Gettysburg - The Louisiana State Monument on West Confederate Avenue is one of the more striking memorials on the grounds of Gettysburg National Military Park. Sculpted b...1 year ago
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Jul 13, Sherman's March, March to the Sea - Sherman's March to the Sea would set the south ablaze. The sea was the goal, the end result, for the Union leader. General Sherman was a rogue if only for ...1 year ago
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(review) Pay For Play: A History of Big-Time College Athletic Reform - May book review: http://bit.ly/lVmTWR2 years ago
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Confederate Memorial Day - On this day, April 26th, the state of Mississippi celebrates Confederate Memorial Day.2 years ago
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To Re-Build, One Has to destroy! - Lots going om at CWi the next few weeks, and it begins today. Here’s a short timeline of what’s about to happen: For the next 2 or 3 days – no news. Today...2 years ago
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Site Update - Sorry for what seems to be a lack of activity. Although I haven’t been posting on the blog, I have been updating the Forgotten Mississippi Atlas. There are...2 years ago
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Civil War Drummer Boy Johnny Clem Takes Arms - In a previous post we learned of the circumastances under which young Johnnie clem left home in order to enlist and fight for the cause. What follows her...3 years ago
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Time Out - Please accept my apologies for the lack of recent posts. Now that tax season is officially over, I am hopeful that I can return to regular postings to this...4 years ago
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Augusta Inge - *My story is hospitality.* *I am Augusta Inge.* In April 1862, Confederate General Albert Sidney Johnston made his headquarters in my home, Rose Cottage. I...4 years ago
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Civil War Regiments from Missouri, 1861-1865 by Leo Rassieur - Civil War Regiments from Missouri, 1861-1865 by Leo Rassieur We are pleased to announce that Civil War Regiments from Missouri, 1861-1865 by Leo Rassieur i...6 years ago
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