"Though the Friends of Liberty Die, Liberty Itself Is Immortal."
Life on the Civil War Research Trail
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"Though the Friends of Liberty Die, Liberty Itself Is Immortal."
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"The Perfect Charge": Honor Under Fir...
At the Battle of Chancellorsville, there came a moment when Col. William J. Sewell and his New Jersey Brigade, including Michael Clancy, faced overwhelming odds with no orders to retire and no reinforcements on the way. There was no honorable option but to charge—and they did.
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Jefferson Davis's Last Council of War
Basil W. Duke numbered among five Confederate brigadier generals who escorted President Jefferson Davis as he fled from the Confederate capital after Union forces captured the city on April 3, 1865. Duke recalled Davis state of mind when he called a council of war.
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What To Do with Jeff Davis? Thoughts ...
The capture of Jefferson Davis in Georgia about five weeks after he fled the Confederate capital was heralded throughout the country. His confinement raised a novel question: Now that the government had taken the ex-President into custody, what exactly were they to do with him?
