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1863 Confederate Newspaper Predicts the USA in 1963 | Richmond Daily Dispatch
The Reconstructed Union 100 Years After Gettysburg As July 1863 drew to a close, the American Civil War reached its mid-point. The war’s most dramatic events (before the final surrender at Appomattox) had occurred in the first few days of … Continue reading
Posted in American Civil War History, Historical Predictions & Analysis, 19th Century America, Military Strategy & History, Uncategorized
Tagged Civil War 1863, Confederate newspapers, European intervention, Gettysburg, Historical predictions, Manifest Destiny, Reconstruction era, Richmond Daily Dispatch, Robert E. Lee, US population projections, Vicksburg
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General Dorsey Pender: the Rebel, the Christian
As I was reading Shelby Foote’s account of the battle of Gettysburg (Civil War, A Narrative, Vol. 2), I was struck by his description of the death of Confederate Major General Dorsey Pender. [T]here still was Pender, whose division was … Continue reading
Posted in Generals, Slavery, The Confederacy
Tagged Civil War, Confederacy, Confederates, Gettysburg
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Was Bragg the Confederate Meade?
In posing the question of whether Braxton Bragg was the Confederate George Meade, I don’t mean to imply they were alike in general terms. Rather, I’m focusing on each man’s most celebrated battle in his Civil War career, and the … Continue reading
Posted in Campaigns, Generals
Tagged Braxton Bragg, Chattanooga, Chickamauga, Civil War, George G. Meade, George Meade, Gettysburg, Meade, retreat, Robert E. Lee, Ulysses S. Grant
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