I’m trying to find out if there were any Northerners during the U.S. Civl War who ran guns to the Confederacy. I’ve done research and have found nothing about this. Any Civil War buffs out there ever hear any rumblings about this? If so, can you point me to resources?
posted by MarioM
on Jan 20, 2013 -
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Is Vicksburg National Cemetery the largest Civil War cemetery?
posted by rzperllian
on Aug 23, 2012 -
6 answers
I'm doing some research on the nineteenth century in the U.S. and I've realized I need to understand the Civil War better. Can you help me?
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posted by colfax
on Jun 26, 2012 -
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Two moms, three home-educated early-teen boys, planning a learning adventure for two weeks at the end of August. Driving north from South Florida, which civil war sites/events should we not miss? Also looking for great not-too-primitive tent camping. So far all we know for sure is that we want to check out Gettysburg. We want to make it educational, but awesome and fun for our not-too-fascinated kids. Your suggestions welcome!
posted by theplotchickens
on Jul 13, 2011 -
25 answers
What are some good recent fictional and non-fictional accounts of African-American slavery in pre-Civil War America?
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posted by Potomac Avenue
on Apr 25, 2011 -
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Where can I find lots of historical media? I'm looking for any kind of photos or film, newsreels, anything.
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posted by Hargrimm
on Jan 6, 2009 -
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In the TV movie
The Hunley the doomed Confederate submariners sing a song together. I remember it sounding like an Irish folk-type tune but my Googling has failed to indentify it. Can you find the title and lyrics of this song?
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posted by kurtroehl
on Jan 15, 2008 -
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Seventeenth-century history-Filter: where can I find a copy of the first and second volumes of S.R. Gardiner's
History of the Commonwealth and Protectorate online?
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posted by greycap
on Dec 9, 2006 -
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I want to get my dad a Civil War era sword for Christmas, either an original or a reproduction. However, I would prefer to buy locally (Bay Area / San Francisco, CA).
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posted by mto
on Nov 23, 2006 -
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Why didn't slave owners in pre-emancipation America make slaves of the Native Americans, opting instead to import slaves from abroad?
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posted by CodeBaloo
on Aug 4, 2006 -
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CivilWarTriviaFilter. This was a question on a 'Millionaire' I recently watched, and it's been driving me nuts. There are *two* signatures on the Emancipation Proclamation: Lincoln's, of course, but also that of his Secretary of State, William Seward.
What I want to know is why. The Proclamation was a document dealing with domestic affairs. Why would the Secretary of State sign it, rather than, say, my guess, which was Stanton, the Secretary of War (since it only applied to where the Union Army occupied states in rebellion.) Google only confirms Seward's signature, not the reason.
posted by mojohand
on May 26, 2004 -
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