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Today In Civil War History: August 24th

August 24th, 1862 CSS Alabama is Born Two ships met off the Azores Islands today and a new ship name was created. Several of the crew, and most of the stores, of the supply ship were transferred to the new … Continue reading

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Today In Civil War History- August 23rd

August 23rd 1863 Union Naval Commanders are Embarrassed The mouth of the Rappahannock River in Virginia had been firmly held Union territory for quite. The Union slackening of this territory turned out not to be the time to slack. A group … Continue reading

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