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This Enfilading Lines Civil War blog has suffered a good bit of neglect over the past weeks. Along with my busyness and the editorship of a new [...]
January 23, 2014
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On this date of November 19, 1863, the famous Gettysburg Address was given by Abraham Lincoln for the dedication of the cemetery there. Though [...]
November 19, 2013
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It was during this election week of early November 150 years ago in 1863 that Pennsylvania Governor Andrew Gregg Curtin was re-elected. He was [...]
November 9, 2013
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Here between the sesquicentennial commemorations of Chickamauga in September and Lookout Mountain in November, it seems appropriate to write a [...]
October 29, 2013
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This is a season of wrangling and fighting back and forth, with each side entrenched in their political positions, maneuvering over the same old [...]
October 10, 2013
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It is now the day after Labor Day, marking the traditional end of the summer season. Apart from one beastly hot week, it has not been as warm and [...]
September 3, 2013
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It has been an unusual time of silence for the Enfilading Lines blog page over the past several weeks. I have had some busyness issues for sure [...]
August 26, 2013
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On this date of August 9, of 1863 – 150 years ago today – President Lincoln penned a brief letter to Ulysses Grant in the western theatre. [...]
August 9, 2013
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After Pickett’s Charge at Gettysburg, General Lee rode out to the edge of the battlefield and watched his shattered forces returning. [...]
August 8, 2013
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During his presidency, Abraham Lincoln issued a total of nine proclamations of prayer, fasting, or thanksgiving. The first one was issued on [...]
August 6, 2013
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