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Learn about the Smithsonian Institution's American Civil War 150th anniversary commemoration: http://t.co/k5CGRbY6ke | Terms of use: http://t.co/NeLSVbQkkW

 Washington, D.C.
civilwar150.si.edu/
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Civil War fans, if you also enjoy #WorldWar1 history, tune in to #WW1 Social Media Day on April 11: s.si.edu/WW1APRIL11 #APUSH #sschat
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Live now on #Periscope @NPG: "Dark Fields of the Republic: Alexander Gardner Photographs 1859-72" ow.ly/SwLRt #CW150 #CivilWar
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USS Monitor Turret revealed after three years in alkaline bath ow.ly/QEKIo via @Daily_Press
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String of Pearls: Husband's letters reveal Civil War struggles, compassion ow.ly/Qwxqp via @SwVirginia_News
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New fall programs @SmithsonianTSA include Ed Bearss tours and a talk on Civil War espionage ow.ly/PKe3a
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Tune into C-SPAN3 tonight at 6:30 or 10:30 p.m. ET to catch our event "Sherman's March to the Sea" with best-selling author Jeff Shaara!
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Jeff Shaara talk @SmithsonianTSA on Sherman’s March to the Sea airs this Sun. on @cspanhistory ow.ly/Psxw6
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The American civil war then and now [PHOTOS] ow.ly/OS1DF interactive via @guardian
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Reading About the Confederacy ow.ly/ON3uV @NYTimes suggested books
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The Civil War's final surrender ow.ly/OE5Vu via @amhistorymuseum #cw150
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Nobody Can Truly Understand the Battle of Gettysburg w/o Understanding the Battle of Chancellorsville ow.ly/OshRn EmergingCW
Nobody Can Truly Understand the Battle of Gettysburg Without a Solid Understanding of the Battle of...

Nobody Can Truly Understand the Battle of Gettysburg Without a Solid Understanding of the Battle of...

Although I am best known as a “Gettysburg guy,” I have long been absolutely fascinated by the battle of Chancellorsville. Last month, I spent 2.5 days leading a tour of the sites associated with the...

emergingcivilwar.com
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Maryville woman finds letters written by great-great-grandparents during Civil War ow.ly/Opk8w via The Daily Times
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UVA Announces New Center for Civil War History ow.ly/Olhq5 via @NBC29
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Disunion: The Final Q & A - David Blight, Ken Burns, Adam Goodheart and Jamie Malanowski @nytimes ow.ly/O8N03
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Today, 1861: Rebel Victory at Big Bethel ow.ly/O8sTi via Civil War Daily Gazette
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Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania National Military Park - Summer 2015 History at Sunset Schedule ow.ly/O5Byt
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Slavery, Famine And The Politics Of Pie: What Civil War Recipes Reveal ow.ly/NSwEI via @NPR
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Though #cw150 commemorations have concluded, Smithsonian Civil War tours and lectures continue. Upcoming events: ow.ly/Ny8xd
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The Last Stand of the Civil War ow.ly/MRblw Disunion @NYTcivilwar
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Did the End of the Civil War Mean the End of Slavery? ow.ly/Mu2Yc via @amhistorymuseum @ThePublicSquare

Did the End of the Civil War Mean the End of Slavery? | What It Means to Be American

On the same morning that Abraham Lincoln died from an assassin’s bullet, noted abolitionist William Lloyd Garrison was quietly gloating by the Charleston,

whatitmeanstobeamerican.org
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