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March 24, 2019

Mary A. Livermore of the U.S. Sanitary Commission Recalls a Visit to a Civil War Regimental Field Hospital

In June of 1861, President Abraham Lincoln signed an order creating the United States Sanitary Commission, a private organization dedicated to aiding wounded and sick Union soldiers and sailors. The USSC was modeled after...

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May 28, 2017

The African American Monument at Vicksburg National Military Park

One of the newest of the approximately 1300 Civil War monuments at or near Vicksburg National Military Park is the African American Monument. Located on Grant Avenue on the park road tour near the...

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June 2, 2013

Lee Moves North; Sieges of Vicksburg and Port Hudson Continue: June 1863

June 1863 in the Civil War After an eventful May, major campaigns were underway in both the East and West as spring turned into summer. Gettysburg Campaign Begins After scoring major victories in Virginia...

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Mary A. Livermore of the U.S. Sanitary Commission Recalls a Visit to a Civil War Regimental Field Hospital

The African American Monument at Vicksburg National Military Park

Lee Moves North; Sieges of Vicksburg and Port Hudson Continue: June 1863

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