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3052:
3028:
2970:
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2876:
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2762:Civil War Trust
2729:
2723:
2611:Ethnic violence
2596:Kirk–Holden war
2475:
2436:
2413:
2347:
2205:
2149:
2002:
1977:
1931:
1684:
1671:
1502:
1483:Sherman's March
1463:Bermuda Hundred
1358:
1313:
1285:
1241:
1240:
1204:
1163:J. Sella Martin
1133:James G. Birney
1109:
1027:
953:Bleeding Kansas
941:
924:
913:
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864:
840:
835:
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791:
787:
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773:
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749:
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698:
690:
682:
677:
650:Rush C. Hawkins
585:
537:
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529:
527:Forces Involved
486:
481:
471:
466:
456:
451:
449:Opposing forces
426:
406:Jefferson Davis
393:
332:
302:
290:
284:
262:
254:Albemarle Sound
203:Ann E. Thompson
195:
146:
99:
94:
90:Tranter's Creek
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17:
12:
11:
5:
3579:
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3489:
3488:
3486:
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3483:Women soldiers
3480:
3475:
3470:
3465:
3460:
3455:
3450:
3445:
3440:
3438:Naming the war
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3408:
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3292:
3285:
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3275:
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3267:
3261:
3260:
3258:
3257:
3252:
3247:
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3141:
3136:
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3126:
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3096:
3091:
3086:
3081:
3076:
3074:Campaign Medal
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3055:
3054:
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3050:
3049:Related topics
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2796:
2791:
2790:
2789:
2784:
2779:
2777:Decoration Day
2774:
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2759:
2754:
2749:
2744:
2733:
2731:
2730:Reconstruction
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2584:second inquiry
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2571:
2566:
2556:
2555:
2554:
2548:
2541:Homestead Acts
2538:
2533:
2528:
2523:
2522:
2521:
2511:
2506:
2501:
2496:
2491:
2489:Alabama Claims
2485:
2483:
2481:Reconstruction
2477:
2476:
2474:
2473:
2472:
2471:
2469:15th Amendment
2466:
2464:14th Amendment
2461:
2459:13th Amendment
2450:
2448:
2438:
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2427:
2426:
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2245:
2240:
2235:
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2198:
2193:
2188:
2183:
2178:
2173:
2168:
2163:
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2142:
2137:
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2107:
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2097:
2092:
2090:J. E. Johnston
2087:
2085:A. S. Johnston
2082:
2077:
2072:
2067:
2062:
2057:
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1894:
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1884:
1879:
1874:
1869:
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1849:
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1829:
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1584:
1579:
1574:
1569:
1564:
1559:
1554:
1549:
1544:
1539:
1534:
1529:
1527:Wilson's Creek
1524:
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1513:
1511:
1504:
1503:
1501:
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1490:
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1475:
1470:
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1405:
1400:
1395:
1390:
1385:
1380:
1375:
1369:
1367:
1360:
1359:
1357:
1356:
1351:
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1339:Lower Seaboard
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1331:
1325:
1323:
1319:
1318:
1315:
1314:
1312:
1311:
1306:
1301:
1295:
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1287:
1286:
1284:
1283:
1278:
1273:
1268:
1262:
1260:
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1242:
1239:
1238:
1235:
1232:
1229:
1226:
1222:
1214:
1213:
1210:
1209:
1206:
1205:
1203:
1202:
1197:
1195:Harriet Tubman
1192:
1191:
1190:
1183:Charles Sumner
1180:
1175:
1170:
1165:
1160:
1155:
1150:
1145:
1140:
1135:
1130:
1125:
1119:
1117:
1111:
1110:
1108:
1107:
1100:
1095:
1090:
1085:
1080:
1075:
1070:
1065:
1060:
1053:
1048:
1043:
1037:
1035:
1029:
1028:
1026:
1025:
1020:
1018:States' rights
1015:
1010:
1005:
1000:
995:
990:
985:
980:
975:
970:
965:
960:
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950:
944:
942:
940:
939:
933:
926:
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899:
892:
884:
878:
877:
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862:External links
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655:
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587:Coast Division
582:
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565:
564:
558:
552:
550:John G. Foster
539:Coast Division
533:
530:
528:
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522:(June 5, 1862)
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425:
422:
392:
389:
377:Ambrose Wright
331:
328:
301:
298:
283:
282:Roanoke Island
280:
275:Benjamin Huger
261:
258:
250:Roanoke Island
227:John G. Foster
194:
193:Coast Division
191:
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142:
136:under Captain
110:Winfield Scott
96:
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93:
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87:
82:
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70:Elizabeth City
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3453:Photographers
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3444:
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3436:
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3428:Gender issues
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3421:
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3405:
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3279:
3276:
3274:
3271:
3270:
3268:
3266:
3262:
3256:
3255:War Democrats
3253:
3251:
3248:
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3245:Union Leagues
3243:
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3208:
3206:
3203:
3201:
3198:
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3178:
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3144:Turning point
3142:
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3137:
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3114:Naval battles
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3107:
3105:
3102:
3100:
3097:
3095:
3092:
3090:
3087:
3085:
3082:
3080:
3077:
3075:
3072:
3070:
3067:
3066:
3064:
3060:
3056:
3048:
3047:
3043:
3039:
3025:
3022:
3020:
3017:
3015:
3012:
3010:
3007:
3005:
3002:
3000:
2999:
2995:
2993:
2990:
2988:
2985:
2983:
2980:
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2917:
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2910:
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2899:
2897:
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2893:
2892:
2889:
2888:
2886:
2882:
2879:
2877:and memorials
2873:
2867:
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2862:
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2844:
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2817:
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2800:
2797:
2795:
2792:
2788:
2785:
2783:
2780:
2778:
2775:
2773:
2770:
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2760:
2758:
2755:
2753:
2750:
2748:
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2743:
2740:
2739:
2738:
2737:Commemoration
2735:
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2717:
2715:
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2703:
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2619:
2617:
2614:
2613:
2612:
2609:
2607:
2604:
2602:
2599:
2597:
2594:
2590:
2587:
2585:
2582:
2580:
2579:first inquiry
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2500:
2499:Carpetbaggers
2497:
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2239:
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2231:
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2226:
2225:
2223:
2219:
2216:
2212:
2202:
2199:
2197:
2194:
2192:
2189:
2187:
2184:
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2179:
2177:
2174:
2172:
2169:
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2159:
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2146:
2143:
2141:
2138:
2136:
2133:
2131:
2128:
2126:
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2108:
2106:
2103:
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2098:
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2081:
2078:
2076:
2073:
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1802:Massachusetts
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1882:Rhode Island
1877:Pennsylvania
1632:Spotsylvania
1592:Stones River
1572:2nd Bull Run
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2912:Confederate
2804:Black Codes
2130:E. K. Smith
2011:Confederate
1958:New Orleans
1953:Chattanooga
1817:Mississippi
1717:Connecticut
1685:territories
1676:Involvement
1637:Cold Harbor
1627:Fort Pillow
1617:Chattanooga
1612:Chickamauga
1562:Seven Pines
1552:New Orleans
1517:Fort Sumter
1458:Valley 1864
1291:Confederacy
1088:Slave Power
1068:Fire-Eaters
675:Confederate
624:James Nagle
589: – BG
541: – BG
469:Confederate
439:Fort Fisher
319:breastworks
310:Neuse River
239:Fort Monroe
126:New England
122:Outer Banks
120:inside the
112:'s overall
85:South Mills
3550:Categories
3433:Juneteenth
2954:Cemeteries
2831:Red Shirts
2742:Centennial
2692:Red Shirts
2100:Longstreet
2030:Beauregard
1973:Winchester
1948:Charleston
1917:Washington
1852:New Mexico
1847:New Jersey
1707:California
1683:States and
1667:Five Forks
1652:Mobile Bay
1622:Wilderness
1602:Gettysburg
1582:Perryville
1567:Seven Days
1498:Appomattox
1423:Gettysburg
1383:New Mexico
1250:Combatants
1225:Combatants
1138:John Brown
838:References
348:Fort Macon
330:Fort Macon
308:along the
223:West Point
144:Expedition
80:Fort Macon
3411:Espionage
3205:Diplomacy
3173:Political
3129:POW camps
2875:Monuments
2702:Scalawags
2697:Redeemers
2435:Aftermath
2384:Pinkerton
2323:Rosecrans
2288:McClellan
2191:Memminger
1927:Wisconsin
1892:Tennessee
1812:Minnesota
1787:Louisiana
1662:Nashville
1607:Vicksburg
1537:Pea Ridge
1488:Carolinas
1443:Red River
1438:Knoxville
1418:Tullahoma
1413:Vicksburg
1393:Peninsula
1365:campaigns
1231:Campaigns
1008:Secession
424:Aftermath
373:ironclads
252:guarding
154:Photo by
3525:Category
3366:Seminole
3356:Cherokee
3109:Medicine
3062:Military
2975:Veterans
2809:Jim Crow
2574:timeline
2369:Ericsson
2352:Civilian
2333:Sheridan
2293:McDowell
2253:Farragut
2238:Burnside
2228:Anderson
2221:Military
2201:Stephens
2161:Benjamin
2154:Civilian
2040:Buchanan
2018:Military
1963:Richmond
1912:Virginia
1857:New York
1832:Nebraska
1822:Missouri
1807:Michigan
1797:Maryland
1782:Kentucky
1757:Illinois
1732:Delaware
1712:Colorado
1697:Arkansas
1657:Franklin
1577:Antietam
1448:Overland
1403:Maryland
1322:Theaters
1228:Theaters
418:IX Corps
360:invested
356:handcars
344:Beaufort
306:New Bern
300:New Bern
75:New Bern
3492:Related
3361:Choctaw
3351:Catawba
3134:Rations
3079:Cavalry
2941:Removal
2569:efforts
2553:of 1873
2399:Stevens
2394:Stanton
2379:Lincoln
2338:Sherman
2273:Halleck
2263:Frémont
2248:Du Pont
2186:Mallory
2145:Wheeler
2080:Jackson
2060:Forrest
2000:Leaders
1943:Atlanta
1907:Vermont
1827:Montana
1767:Indiana
1742:Georgia
1737:Florida
1702:Arizona
1692:Alabama
1642:Atlanta
1557:Corinth
1509:battles
1453:Atlanta
1433:Bristoe
1334:Western
1329:Eastern
1234:Battles
1033:Slavery
937:Origins
923:Origins
484:Battles
383:at the
3535:Portal
3473:Tokens
2409:Welles
2389:Seward
2374:Hamlin
2343:Thomas
2278:Hooker
2243:Butler
2196:Seddon
2181:Hunter
2166:Bocock
2140:Taylor
2135:Stuart
2125:Semmes
2105:Morgan
2065:Gorgas
2045:Cooper
1936:Cities
1872:Oregon
1837:Nevada
1777:Kansas
1747:Hawaii
1647:Crater
1547:Shiloh
1507:Major
1493:Mobile
1363:Major
1237:States
1188:Caning
716:; Col
433:, but
381:Camden
3278:Dixie
3265:Music
2884:Union
2728:Post-
2564:trial
2364:Chase
2359:Adams
2328:Scott
2303:Meigs
2298:Meade
2268:Grant
2258:Foote
2233:Buell
2214:Union
2176:Davis
2120:Price
2110:Mosby
2055:Ewell
2050:Early
2035:Bragg
1897:Texas
1792:Maine
1752:Idaho
1258:Union
742:Notes
532:Union
454:Union
3463:Salt
3069:Arms
2919:List
2891:List
2404:Wade
2313:Pope
2283:Hunt
2115:Polk
2075:Hood
2070:Hill
1902:Utah
1867:Ohio
1772:Iowa
1304:Navy
1299:Army
1271:Navy
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