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Death of an Assassin: The True Story of the German Murderer Who Died Defending Robert E. Lee
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From the depths of German and American archives comes a story one soldier never wanted told. The...
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For Spacious Skies: Katharine Lee Bates and the Inspiration for "America the Beautiful"
Nancy Churnin and Olga Baumert
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As a little girl growing up during the Civil War, Katharine Lee Bates grew up to become a poet,...
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Eye of the Beholder: Johannes Vermeer, Antoni van Leeuwenhoek, and the Reinvention of Seeing
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By the early 17th century the Scientific Revolution was well under way. Philosophers and scientists...
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The Long Arm of Lee: The History of the Artillery of the Army of Northern Virginia: Volume 1: Bull Run to Fredricksburg
Gary W. Gallagher and Jennings Cropper Wise
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Originally published in 1915, when Jennings Cropper Wise was commandant of the Virginia Military...
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The Enduring Relevance of Robert E. Lee: The Ideological Warfare Underpinning the American Civil War
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While many people believed that the Confederate States of America was doomed to failure from the...
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Fighting for General Lee: Confederate General Rufus Barringer and the North Carolina Cavalry Brigade
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Rufus Barringer fought on horseback during the Civil War with General Lee's Army of Northern...