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Union Hasn’t Forgotten Charleston

It is said that 150 years ago today the USS Pembina captured the schooner Rowena in the Stono River near Charleston. The southern press was also noticing increased Union military activity in the area. From the Richmond Daily Dispatch June … Continue reading

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Dog Tax

Well, Somebody’s Got to Pay for the Dahlgren Guns From The New York Times Archive (published March 5, 1861): … Correspondence of the New-York Times. CHARLESTON, C.S.A., Friday, March 1, 1861. While waiting for Mr. LINCOLN to show his hands, … Continue reading

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