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.

Monday, April 21, 2014

April 22, 1864---Two Cents Plain

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APRIL 22, 1864:           The United States Congress outlaws all privately-minted coinage. Such “tokens” had been commonly used as ...
Sunday, April 20, 2014

April 21, 1864---U.S.S. EUREKA

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APRIL 21, 1864:            The former commercial riverboat U.S.S. EUREKA engages in a pitched battle with Confederate land forces a...
Saturday, April 19, 2014

April 20, 1864---400 massacred and 800 dead

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APRIL 20, 1864:          The Union garrison at Plymouth, N.C. falls to the C.S.S. ALBEMARLE. The Confederate victors massacre as m...
Friday, April 18, 2014

April 19, 1864---The Yankee Lieutenant's Woman

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APRIL 19, 1864:         The Nashville Dispatch publishes two brief snippets of news about general war conditions in the city:  ...
Thursday, April 17, 2014

April 18, 1864---The Battle of Poison Spring, Arkansas

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APRIL 18, 1864:           The Battle of Poison Spring. Union troops near Camden, Arkansas are running short of supplies and 1000 m...
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