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“Independence Forever”–except in Vicksburg

Posted on July 4, 2019 by Chris Mackowski

To commemorate 1826’s July Fourth celebrations in Quincy, Massachusetts—which marked the 50th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence—the organizing committee approached the town’s elder statesman, John Adams. Adams, the single most important voice of the independence movement in the Second … Continue reading →

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Battlefield Markers and Monuments: “To the Workingmen of Manchester”

Posted on October 25, 2017 by James Brookes

There was a moment when America’s Civil War resonated across the Atlantic, creating a significant, but momentary impact on the British working class…and creating a monument. “I know and deeply deplore the sufferings which the working-men of Manchester, and in … Continue reading →

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