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Mac Heads North

Seneca County in upstate New York voted mostly for the Democratic party in 1862. In late September a group of men in the town of Seneca Falls named a political club after George B. McClellan, the commander of the Army … Continue reading

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On the Prowl

From The New-York Times June 30, 1861: WASHINGTON, Saturday, June 29. … THE REBEL FORCES. Gen. BEAUREGARD’ S forces have been heard from again at Cloud’s Mills, at Springfield, and this side of Fairfax. His advance guard prowl about in … Continue reading

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