Below is an abbreviated history of everyday objects purchased during the Civil War Era. It was shared by Historian James Ayers, and taken from a 1939 Catskill Mountain News.
A gracious arrangement — participation trophies in Civil War battles — though it’s hard to imagine it’s kosher for history buffs. A Union reenactor in a hoop skirt, Naomi Sutton ...
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Beyond appalling, this is one of many white-knuckle scenes that define the 2024 film Civil War – timed to hit the movie circuits just seven months before last year’s US presidential election.
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