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After Confederate Forces Captured Their Children, These Black Mothers Fought to Reunite Their Families
During the Civil War, Confederates targeted free Black people in the North, kidnapping them to sell into slavery. After the ...
Meet The Most Legendary War Horse Of WWI—Here’s How He Became ‘The Horse The Germans Couldn’t Kill’
Warrior, famously called "the horse the Germans couldn't kill," became a symbol of courage and loyalty during World War I.
Transgender soldiers date to the Civil War
Women presenting as men — whether to escape the stifling construct of feminine life or to stay close to husbands or brothers ...
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Retracing final steps of Black cavalry in Kentucky, killed in 'Simpsonville Massacre'
Others who survived later became Buffalo Soldiers. He said once the Confederate guerillas left, townspeople buried those killed in Simpsonville. "In the afternoon after the guerillas left ...
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What is Cold Harbor on Severance? It could be tied to this major Civil War battle
The Battle of Cold Harbor was the Confederacy’s last major Civil War ... route for both Confederate war materiel and reinforcement troops, making it a prime target for Union soldiers.