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War power to ya

Inter arma leges silent. As the 37th Congress closed on March 4, 1863 Northerners were aware that Congress had recently granted the President greatly increased power in order to put down the rebellion and restore the Union. Both the New … Continue reading

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Bennett and Brannan

No, not a Law Firm In a war of words with James Gordon Bennett, Sr. and his New York Herald even the Richmond Dispatch is giving Union General-in Chief McClellan some guff about the apparent inactivity of the U.S. Army … Continue reading

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