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Virginia Had More Civil War Battles Than Every Other State
It began only months after Southern states seceded from the Union, when Southern troops attacked and captured the federally held Fort ... more civil war battles were fought in Virginia than ...
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Fort Devens Army Base Guide
Fort Devens was named in honor of Brevet Major General Charles Devens, a Massachusetts son who served in the Union Army during the Civil War. The Garrison exists to support military training ...
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A central Virginia park ranger plays the role of first Black war correspondent; ‘It is an honor’
A park ranger for Fort Harrison in Henrico didn't know his acting experience would come into play when he started the job. But, when it came to playing the country's first Black war correspondent, ...
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This Fort Worth native joined about 90 African Americans who fought in Spain’s civil war
In 1936, civil war erupted in Spain between the elected Republican ... Among the African-American volunteers was Fort Worth’s own Theodore Gibbs. Born in 1906 to Samuel and Estelle Gibbs ...