Pickett’s Charge – 12 Remarkable Facts About Gettysburg’s Deadly Climax

“The Confederacy had reached its symbolic ‘high water mark’ that fateful afternoon – never again would the Rebellion be presented with such a chance to achieve a decisive victory.”  IF GETTYSBURG WAS the turning point of…

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The Pig War — The Outrageous 1859 Crisis That Nearly Led to Conflict Between the U.S. and Britain

“Many who know the story have wondered how an 1859 war between Great Britain and the United States would have affected the outcome of the Civil War.” FEW TODAY COULD TELL YOU anything about the…

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