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Perspectives on the “Lincoln” Movie Two of my children, my daughter-in-law, and numerous friends have attended or graduated from Dickinson [...]
February 23, 2013
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Well, being the Civil War geek that I am, I finally found time to go see the movie “Lincoln.” I’m a guy who is almost always disappointed [...]
February 19, 2013
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Like the vast majority of people interested in the American Civil War, my interests and focus are upon the great land battles. Living near [...]
February 16, 2013
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Over the extent of writing this Enfilading Lines blog, I have often quoted a favorite writer from the Civil War era – George Freeman Noyes and [...]
February 4, 2013
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It was on this date of January 23, 1863 that Lincoln made the decision to replace Ambrose Burnside as the Commanding General of the Army of the [...]
January 26, 2013
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On this date of January 13, 1863, authority was officially granted to white officer Col. Thomas Wentworth Higginson to establish the all-black [...]
January 13, 2013
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For most Civil War enthusiasts, the predominant images are of land battles. If much thought is given to naval conflicts, probably the battle of [...]
January 11, 2013
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In the spirit of the last post on “Emancipation at 150,” today I would like to share some excerpts from my research over the past several [...]
January 7, 2013
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Yesterday I ventured into Washington to visit again at the Lincoln Summer Cottage, known to be the place that, in 1862, President Lincoln worked [...]
January 4, 2013
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On this date of January 1, 1863, President Lincoln would give his signature to one of the greatest documents in American history. One would think [...]
January 1, 2013
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