Monday, November 9, 2009

Civil War

Civil War Battlefields Must Be Protected as Signs of American Bravery

You don't have to go to France to witness American courage. more >>

Wal-Mart's Attack on Civil War Battlefield in Northern Virginia

The mega-company aims to build a supercenter on the Civil War's Wilderness battlefield. more >>

Lincoln Assassination Conspiracy, Like 9/11, Stirred Nation to Vengeance

In horror and uncertainty, a vulnerable nation unleashed its worse angels of vengeance. more >>

Abraham Lincoln's Great Awakening: From Moderate to Abolitionist

How the Civil War president came to abolish slavery. more >>

Preserving Civil War History One Battlefield at a Time

Old battlefields are still the sight of conflict—now over preserving history. more >>

The Most Consequential Elections in History: Abraham Lincoln and the Election of 1860

Abraham Lincoln's victory in 1860 was probably the most consequential election in American history. more >>

In a Massacre, the Seeds of a Civil War

Americans slaughtered their countrymen in the bloody Battle of Waxhaws in the woods of South Carolina more >>

Like Lee at Antietam, GOP Maps Long War

There are a lot of battles Rep. Tom Cole could draw on to size up where his minority House Republicans stand going into the 2008 elections. more >>

Family Ties Drive Civil War Effort

As a history buff and former Navy secretary, it shouldn't surprise many that Virginia Democratic Sen. Jim Webb is a fan of preserving Civil War battlefields. more >>

Book List: America's Three Regimes

A new political history spans the 'deferential-republican,' 'party-democratic,' and 'populist-bureaucratic' eras. more >>

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