How the Union took to the skies in the Civil War
The year: 1861. The problem: Pro-slavery states had broken away from the Union, rising up in armed revolt as the treasonous ...
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The Gentleman’s Agreement That Ended the Civil War
Lee arrived at the McLean house first, wearing a crisp gray uniform ... The Union was saved, but the intersections of race and legacy of slavery, which was at the core of the Civil War, continues ...