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Tag Archives: 13th Amendment
This Week in the American Civil War: February 22-28, 1865
Easy Plugin for AdSense by Unreal Information courtesy of the Minnesota Civil War Commemoration Task Force (www.mncivilwar150.com and “Minnesota Civil War 150” on Facebook) Major Highlights for the Week Wednesday February 22, 1865 The Federals entered Wilmington, North Carolina without … Continue reading
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This Week in the American Civil War: February 8-14, 1865
Information courtesy of the Minnesota Civil War Commemoration Task Force (www.mncivilwar150.com and “Minnesota Civil War 150” on Facebook) Major Highlights for the Week Wednesday February 8, 1865 The United States House of Representatives passed a joint resolution declaring that the … Continue reading
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This Week in the American Civil War: January 4-10, 1865
Information courtesy of the Minnesota Civil War Commemoration Task Force (www.mncivilwar150.com and “Minnesota Civil War 150” on Facebook) Major Highlights for the Week Wednesday January 4, 1865 Federal troops embarked at Bermuda Hundred landing for a new expedition against Fort … Continue reading
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This Week in the American Civil War: April 6-12, 1864
Information courtesy of the Minnesota Civil War Commemoration Task Force (www.mncivilwar150.com and “Minnesota Civil War 150” on Facebook) Major Highlights for the Week Wednesday April 6, 1864 As states which had seceded and become part of the Confederacy were … Continue reading
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‘Lincoln’ Historically Inaccurate? Congressman Joe Courtney Finds Big Error in Film
[amazon_enhanced asin=”B009AMANBA” /] Rep. Joe Courtney, of Connecticut, recently took in a viewing of Steven Spielberg’s film, which chronicles Honest Abe’s last months in office as he fights to abolish slavery, but was miffed when he saw two Connecticut congressmen … Continue reading
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Tagged 13th Amendment, 2012, 2013, Academy Award, Congress, Connecticut, Daniel Day Lewis, inaccurate, Joe Courtney, Lincoln (film), Oscar, Slavery, Steven Spielberg
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