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Eliza Griffin Johnston: To Bravely Meet Danger and Tragedy

Posted on April 11, 2019 by Sarah Kay Bierle

News traveled slowly, likely a frustrating fact for Eliza Griffin Johnston. However, one spring day in 1862 news arrived in California that changed her life. A battle thousands of miles away and weeks in the past had altered her plans, … Continue reading →

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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 Chris Kolakowski

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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