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Confederate Deterrence Along the Potomac

From The New-York Times August 6, 1861: THE GREAT REBELLION.; IMPORTANT NEWS FROM WASHINGTON. … WASHINGTON, Monday, Aug. 5. … DANGERS OF NAVIGATION. The city is now with the mercury at 95°, nearly out of ice — the scarcity being … Continue reading

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“the wounded jumped”

On July 21, 1861 Confederate forces at Manassas Junction, Virginia beat back and eventually routed the Union army at the First Battle of Bull Run. Here’s a Union participant’s letter to his parents ten days after the battle. From a … Continue reading

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