Monuments of the Civil War

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The Civil War in Four Minutes: Monuments

American Battlefield Trust

Historian Tim Smith describes the different types of Civil War monuments. This video is part of the American Battlefield Trust's In4 video series, which presents short videos on basic Civil War topics.

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