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[2009]
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English
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It was the turning point of the Civil War, the biggest and bloodiest battle ever fought on American soil. Discover the stories of the Battle of Gettysburg, of the ordinary heroes, generals, and campaigns, through rare photographs, reenactments, and interviews with leading Gettysburg historians.
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[2009], c1987
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English
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As the strain of total war increased on both sides, the Union and Confederacy each bitterly fought on in an effort to break the other's will. Topics in this program range from draft riots in the North and the Union's recruitment of African-Americans, to the hardships imposed on the South by the ongoing coastal blockade and Sherman's March to the Sea, to the wartime leadership of Lincoln and Davis, to the battles that shaped the beginning of the end...
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English
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The History Channel's acclaimed series, Civil War Journal, takes viewers beyond the battles and into the personal stories of the War Between the States. Drawing on diaries, photographs and dramatic re-enactments, the intimate side of the epic conflict is exposed. This episode looks at prisons where life for POWs was more horrible than battle. Although precise figures may never be known, an estimated 56,000 men perished in Civil War prisons, a casualty...
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Civilization of the American Indian volume 263
Pub. Date
[2010]
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English
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"Warrior culture has long been an important facet of Plains Indian life. For Kiowa Indians, military societies have special significance. They serve not only to honor veterans and celebrate and publicize martial achievements but also to foster strong role models for younger tribal members. To this day, these societies serve to maintain traditional Kiowa values, culture, and ethnic identity.
Previous scholarship has offered only glimpses of Kiowa...
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[2010]
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English
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After the feverish mobilization of secession had faded, why did Southern men join the Confederate army? Kenneth Noe examines the motives and subsequent performance of "later enlisters." He offers a nuanced view of men who have often been cast as less patriotic and less committed to the cause, rekindling the debate over who these later enlistees were, why they joined, and why they stayed and fought. Noe refutes the claim that later enlisters were more...
51) Civil War Combat
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English
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Ulysses S. Grant took command of the entire Union army in March of 1864. He told his commander George Meade, "Lee's army will be your objective. Wherever Lee goes, there will you go also?" Soon enough General Lee found out what he was up against, a Union general who did not retreat. Grant kept pushing toward Richmond and in June the two armies met near the Confederate capital. This program includes reenactments of what happened at one of the bloodiest...
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English
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Their names were linked to the two most powerful men during the Civil War. Their lives were both controversial and often times misunderstood, yet never before in American history were there two first ladies. This is the story of Mary Todd Lincoln, wife of the President of the United States, and Varina Davis, wife of the President of the Confederate States of America. Although they were two women from rival governments, they led parallel lives, struggling...
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[2011], c1996
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English
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The History Channel's acclaimed series, Civil War Journal, takes viewers beyond the battles and into the personal stories of the War Between the States. Drawing on diaries, photographs and dramatic re-enactments, the intimate side of the epic conflict is exposed. The Battle of Franklin was fought on November 30, 1864, at Franklin, Tennessee, as part of the Franklin-Nashville Campaign of the American Civil War. It was one of the worst disasters of...
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