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Fifteenth Amendment
The 15th Amendment to the Constitution granted African American men the right to vote and was ratified on February 3, 1870. Section 1. The right of...
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In Winter Quarters at Dalton, GA, 1863-64
A Confederate soldier describes a winter spent in Georgia.
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Gen. Robert E. Lee Farewell Address
On April 9, 1865, Gen. Robert E. Lee surrendered to Lt. Gen Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Court House in Appomattox, VA. The next day, on April 10...
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Cornerstone Speech
In his March 21, 1861, Cornerstone Speech, Confederate Vice President Alexander H. Stephens presents what he believes are the reasons for what he...
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An Ohioan in the Slaughter Pen
Corporal Wesley S. Poulson of the 98th recalls his experience at the October 8, 1862 Battle of Perryville, Kentucky. Paulson's regiment was positioned...