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The Battle of the Wilderness, fought in the tangled thickets of Virginia, remains one of the most harrowing confrontations of the American Civil War. It marked the beginning of Ulysses S. Grant's Overland Campaign, an aggressive push toward the Confederate capital of Richmond, and pitted him against the formidable Robert E. Lee, whose Army of... Continue Reading →
On April 13, 1873, an event occurred in Grant Parish, Louisiana, that would mark one of the darkest days in the history of post-Civil War America: the Colfax Massacre. This event did not happen in isolation; it was the culmination of intense political and racial tensions that had been brewing in the South. To understand... Continue Reading →
The Civil War, a brutal and formative chapter in America's history, bore witness to countless skirmishes, campaigns, and major battles. Amidst the better-known engagements, the Corinth Campaign and the subsequent Battle of Corinth in October 1862 present a tale of tactics, tenacity, and the ever-constant toil for strategic advantage. As spring blossomed in 1862, Union... Continue Reading →
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