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Contents: History Moves The Mail (From the United States to Europe to the islands of Micronesia, the Civil War is a favorite subject of postage stamp art. Collect a postal history of the war, and find yourself caught up in a rewarding international treasure hunt); On To Prison (A Massachusetts foot soldier visits Richmond, Virginia, the hard way. His is a tale of prison woes in the Confederate capital’s Belle Isle stockade); The Battle Of Brandy Station (The Union cavalry had a score to settle. The Confederate cavalry had a secret to protect. When these determined foes clashed at Brandy Station, the whole world took notice. Now, new historical discoveries reveal the full dimensions of the legendary 14-hour fight); He Would Steal? (Yes, he would. That is why President Abraham Lincoln had to snatch the Union’s war fund from the pilfering hands of Pennsylvanian Simon Cameron); Give The Blacks Texas (Cut Confederate Texas in half to segregate American blacks in a new Union territory? Ridiculous. But in 1863, the United States Senate gave official consideration to establishing this strange “Territory of the Rio Grande.”); Homage To A Unique Rebel (Nearly forgotten, black Confederate soldier Henry Brown finally gets his due in a South Carolina ceremony) Departments – Behind The Lines; Coming Events; 125 Years Ago; In Print; Letters To The Editor; Time Lapse
Issue: June 1990
Condition: Very Good