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“Somebody’s Darling!” . . . And The War Came Home, Part 3

Posted on April 19, 2019 by Meg Groeling

The Civil War affected all of America. The Irish and German families who had sent their sons alone to a land across the Atlantic seeking a better life, the elite planter parents and siblings who bid goodbye to a cherished … Continue reading →

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Wah-Who-Eeee! … And The War Came to the Rebels, Part 2

Posted on April 18, 2019 by Meg Groeling

Author Margaret Mitchel wrote her version of the sound of the rebel yell as “Wah-Who-Eeee,” and that was the sound heard throughout the Southern states when Confederate general P. G. T. Beauregard opened his well-prepared cannon on shabby little Fort … Continue reading →

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Huzzah! …And The War Came to the Yankees, Part 1

Posted on April 17, 2019 by Meg Groeling

Despite the messages, threats, and concerns, brave little Fort Sumter held on. The waters were cold, the food was minimal, and information even more scarce than the food. Major Robert Anderson, garrison commander, had moved his group of Army regulars … Continue reading →

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