ONCE A CIVIL WAR

The U.S. Civil War: Was it one nation divided, remaking itself, or two nations at war? There is no one answer. But every day was a day of great change.

Sunday, November 10, 2013

November 11, 1863---"Beast Butler" charms North Carolinians

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NOVEMBER 11, 1863:           Union General Benjamin “Beast” Butler, having alienated everyone in New Orleans, is assigned as Milita...
Friday, November 8, 2013

November 10, 1863---A Union war criminal is promoted

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NOVEMBER 10, 1863:         In what must rank as one of the most bizarre military tribunals in U.S. history, Private James Reilly o...

November 9, 1863---John Wilkes Booth's "Marble Heart."

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NOVEMBER 9, 1863:             President Lincoln was a devotee of the theatre. He preferred escapist comedies and swashbuckling acti...
Thursday, November 7, 2013

November 8, 1863---Lee withdraws behind the Rapidan River

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NOVEMBER 8, 1863:            As Robert E. Lee withdraws southward, his nemesis General George Meade sends Union troops to harry his...
Wednesday, November 6, 2013

November 7, 1863---The Second Battle of Rappahannock Station, VA

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NOVEMBER 7, 1863:           The Second Battle of Rappahannock Station, Virginia.  Now called Remington, the town was the sit...
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