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Contents: Going Back Into The Union At Last (The Gettysburg Campaign through the eyes of a Louisiana Tiger is detailed in this letter to a wounded brother); Atlanta’s Restored Cyclorama (After years of neglect and abuse, Atlanta’s painting-in-the-round has been restored to its original glory. Today, it is the centerpiece of a Civil War history center in the city’s Grant Park); Harvard’s Civil War Lizard (The world-famous Harvard Museum is home to the strangest souvenir of the 1862 Seven Day’s Campaign); Lincoln’s Victory Tour (Abraham Lincoln captured the attention of the nation as he proceeded on a victory tour following the fall of the Confederacy. Liberated African-Americans and elated Union supporters showered him with admiration, unaware of the mourning that would soon grip the country. This journey would be Lincoln’s last); The Vice-President Resides In Georgia (An advocate of peace negotiations, Confederate Vice President Alexander Hamilton Stephens found himself at odds with the government he served. Longing for state’s rights, but fearful of the South’s ruin by Union troops, Stephens avoided Richmond’s political turmoil and sought the solace of his Georgia home); Charge Of The Tarheel Brigades (The Union Army’s toughest veteran’s are swept aside by a few units of brave young men from the Tarheel State. Robert E. Lee says, “God bless North Carolina); A Problem Of Rank (Is it honorary? Is it temporary? Is it social? What does the often misdefined “brevet” rank really mean?) Departments – Behind The Lines; Letters To The Editor; In Print; 130 Years Ago; Coming Events; Time Lapse
Issue: January – February 1991
Condition: Very Good