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civil war

150 years ago today a Southern newspaper looked to the American Revolutionary War to find a general who knew the polite way to wage a war of subjugation. From the Richmond Daily Dispatch March 26, 1864: Two extracts from revolutionary … Continue reading

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Great Find!

Talk about being on Cloud Nine – a paragraph from 150 years ago involving the two wars and an exciting find. From the Richmond Daily Dispatch September 23, 1861: A genuine Relic of the Revolution. –We are informed that not … Continue reading

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