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The Battle of Fredericksburg

The brilliant Confederate victory at Fredericksburg left both sides back where they started, failing…

Confederate Prisons

Development and operation of the Confederate prison system

Union and Confederate Veterans

Veterans' experience of the aftermath of the Civil War.

Civil War Photography

Our visual understanding of the events and the horrors of this country’s greatest conflict has been immeasurably…

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