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The presidential candidate’s recent (and swiftly qualified) comments about the Civil War helped spread a myth that has warped American history for over a century.

The presidential candidate’s recent (and swiftly qualified) comments about the Civil War helped spread a myth that has warped American history for over a century.

Meet this heroic Buffalo Soldier honored with the highest military honor for his unwavering commitment during the Spanish-American War.

Paterson natives and Buffalo Soldiers William Thompkins and George Wanton each earned a Congressional Medal of Honor 125 years ago.

As we approach The Game, I’m reminded of another time when gray-clad invaders from the South tried to destroy the will of the people of the North.  Robert E. Lee invaded Pennsylvania in the summer of 1863 where his army could threaten Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Washington DC.  By bringing war to the North, and with a definitive triumph, he hoped to encourage the North to sue for peace.  Lee’s Army of Virginia met Gen.

Ruel Reid-JC saga… a welcome end Word late yesterday that ...

Ruel Reid-JC saga… a welcome end Word late yesterday that ...

3,005 (605 killed or wounded, 2,400 captured/missing) ENTRY SUMMARY The Battle of Five Forks, on April 1, 1865, was the last major battle of the Petersburg Campaign during the American Civil War (1861–1865). By defeating Confederate infantry under George E. Pickett and cavalry under William H. F. “Rooney” Lee, Fitzhugh Lee, and Thomas L. Rosser, Union general Philip H. Sheridan was able to flank the Confederate lines at Petersburg. The action allowed the Union Army of the Potomac...

Early Years John Strode Barbour was born on December 29, 1820, in Culpeper County, the eldest of five sons and second of seven children of John Strode Barbour (1790–1855) and Eliza A. Byrne Barbour. He was educated in private schools before attending the University of Virginia from 1838 to 1842. He studied law before leaving the university and was a practicing attorney in Culpeper County from 1842 until about 1851. In 1847 Barbour was elected as a Democrat to the House of Delegates. He served...