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  1. Grant Splits Dixie

    By Jack Hurst, Summer 2017, Volume 62, Issue 1

    With his command threatened by allegations of drunkenness, Ulysses S. Grant went on the attack, won two major victories, demanded “Unconditional Surrender”, and nearly split the Confederacy in half. More >>>

  2. Dixie’s Victory

    By Joshua Zeitz, August/September 2002, Volume 53, Issue 4

    The old Confederacy got only as far north as Pennsylvania, but its great-grandchildren have captured America’s culture. Joshua Zeitz looks at sports, entertainment, and religion to show how. More >>>

  3. The American Civil War, 1861-1865

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    Artifacts Dixie's Land: Original Handwritten Composition Richmond, Virginia Lincoln's Top Hat Washington, DC Flag Torn by John Wilkes Booth Washington, DC More >>>

  4. The Importance of Mill Springs

    By Jack Hurst, Winter 2019, Volume 64, Issue 1

    The first significant Union victory in the Civil War is now honored at one of the newest National Monuments. It was a battle too often ignored by historians and the public. More >>>

  5. McCullough's "The Pioneers"

    By Edwin S. Grosvenor, Summer 2019, Volume 64, Issue 3

    David McCullough’s latest book tells the story of a small group of Revolutionary War veterans and pioneers who set out on an extraordinary 800-mile journey through the wilderness to establish the first settlement in the Ohio Territory.  More >>>

  6. Prelude To Doomsday

    By Lately Thomas, August 1961, Volume 12, Issue 5

    While the volcano rumbled, lovely little St. Pierre slumbered on. It awoke only to die—in a terrible preview of nuclear holocaust More >>>

  7. Under Two Flags

    By Anonymous (not verified), April/May 2006, Volume 57, Issue 2

    Integrating a Black Middle School More >>>

  8. Legend Of The South

    By Cornelia Barre…, June 1956, Volume 7, Issue 4

    A southern woman’s memoir of a by-gone era More >>>

  9. Blackface: the Sad History of Minstrel Shows

    By Edwin S. Grosvenor, Winter 2019, Volume 64, Issue 1

    For most of the 1800s, whites in blackface performed in widely popular minstrel shows, creating racist stereotypes that endured for more than a century. More >>>

  10. Herndon Climb Honors Heroism During Tragedy

    By Gary Kinder, June 2021, Volume 66, Issue 4

    In an annual ritual, Naval Academy plebes must work together to climb a greased obelisk that honors the captain of the SS Central America. More >>>

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