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.
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Women presenting as men — whether to escape the stifling construct of feminine life or to stay close to husbands or brothers ...
The Civil War Voyage of David Henry White” tells the tale of a free Black man captured during one of the Alabama’s many raids ...
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With the Combahee River Raid of 1863, Harriet Tubman earned her nickname "Moses" all over again—and became the first woman in U.S. history to lead a major military expedition.