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How Technology Shaped the Civil War
* Secession not only spurred rapid improvements in warships and weapons, but also led to advances in communications and medicine By James Marten, Scientific American Any Civil War buff is familiar with the technological advances of that era: the carnage caused when...
News from Around the South, 9/5-9/12
Tennessee: Civil War cannons return to Memphis’ Confederate Park By Kevin McKenzie, Memphis Commercial Appeal Just in time for the 150th anniversary of the Civil War, four cannons resembling those used during the War between the States were installed in...Never Forget
Left Behind
According to a new poll by The Hill newspaper in Washington, D.C., 54 percent of likely voters believe President Obama does not deserve another term based on his economic record. With rising gas prices once again punishing working Americans and with fear in the air...Obiter Dicta
In recent days, the government in America has not only failed to protect the freedom of speech, it has attacked Read More
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VIRGINIA: Mobile museum bringing Virginia history across the Commonwealth CHESAPEAKE, Va. (WAVY) — It is a truck on a mission to teach young students and families about Virginia history. While Read More