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God Save the Union? U.S. Civil War Pensions for Her Majesty’s Subjects, 1883

Posted on May 13, 2017 by

One of the military history groups I belong to on LinkedIn posted this link this week, showing details about British/United Kingdom deaths in the Civil War and widows who were receiving U.S. pensions in 1883. There were far more of … Continue reading →

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An Interview with Pulitzer Finalist Brian Matthew Jordan (part three)

Posted on May 19, 2016 by

part three of three We’ve been talking with ECW’s Brian Matthew Jordan, whose book Marching Home: Union Veterans and Their Unending Civil War was chosen as a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in History last month. In the final part of my … Continue reading →

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An Interview with Pulitzer Finalist Brian Matthew Jordan (part two)

Posted on May 17, 2016 by

part two of three In April, ECW’s Brian Matthew Jordan received the news that his book, Marching Home: Union Veterans and Their Unending Civil War, was selected as a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in history. Last week, I posted the first … Continue reading →

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An Interview with Pulitzer Finalist Brian Matthew Jordan (part one)

Posted on May 10, 2016 by

part one of three In April, the Pultizer Prize committee announced its winners for 2016. This year’s winner for history was Custer’s Trials: A Life on the Frontier of a New America by T.J. Stiles. But on the list of finalists was … Continue reading →

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