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Maine at War: March 2020

Posted on April 7, 2020 by Emerging Civil War

Here’s what our friend Brian Swartz was up to in March at his blog, Maine at War: March 4, 2020: Seven days in May shatter the 7th Maine A week’s fighting in the Wilderness and at Spotsylvania Courthouse decimates the … Continue reading →

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Confiscating Confederate Tobacco: Thomas Hyde at Gaines’ Mill

Posted on October 24, 2017 by Edward S. Alexander

Thomas Worcester Hyde served as a distinguished inspector general and infantry commander in the VI Corps for much of the war. His bold assault at Antietam earned him the Medal of Honor and his New York Times obituary championed him … Continue reading →

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The Battle of Portland Harbor, Part Two

Posted on February 2, 2015 by Ryan Quint

Part Two of a series on the Battle of Portland Harbor, which occurred on June 27, 1863. Part One can be read here.  Charles W. Read’s 4,000 mile journey from the coast of Brazil culminated as he sailed the Archer, … Continue reading →

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