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skating … or not

Here a Northern newspaper acknowledged the huge contrast between the suffering soldiers and the still luxurious life at home. For all the people in New York could tell, the fighting might just as well have been in China. The least … Continue reading

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Patriotic Expatriate

Patriotic, but hopes both sides “will pause and reflect ere they enter directly into the contest.” From The New-York Times June 9, 1861: THE FEELING ABROAD. The following is an extract from a letter received in this City from a … Continue reading

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