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The Long March

How Likely Is A New American Civil War? Surprising Lessons From Lebanon’s Conflict

Emily Whalen
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There’s A Theme Park About That Time The Union Tried To Use Dinosaurs To Win The Civil War
The Long March

The Civil War’s Latest Casualty: This Reenactor Who Shot Himself With A Minie Ball

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Is The US Headed For A Soft Civil War? A Political Scientist’s Worries

Tom Ricks

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Things We Didn’t Know, From Elvis Presley To Civil War Porn And Paul Revere

Tom Ricks

The Spencer Repeating Rifle fired seven shots.

From Spencer Rifles to M-16s: A History Of The Weapons US Troops Wield In War

Jeff Schogol

First fielded in 2005, the Army Combat Uniform made soldiers stand out in both jungle and desert climes.

5 Times HQ Really Tried To Screw Over Frontline Troops

Jeff Schogol

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Nearly A Third Of Americans Believe A Second Civil War Is On The Horizon

Jared Keller

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100 Years After His Death, A Civil War Veteran Gets The Burial He Deserves

Ben Solis, Muskegon Chronicle, Mich.

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Yet Another Civil War Casualty, This Time By Cannonball Explosion

Tom Ricks

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Perhaps Fighting In The Civil War Wasn’t So Great

Jack Mandaville

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That’s Basically How It Happened: The Battle Of Fredericksburg

Jack Mandaville

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Civil War Watch: Two More Signs Of Strains On The American System

Tom Ricks

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White House Chief Of Staff John Kelly Says Robert E Lee Was An ‘Honorable Man’

David Choi, Business Insider

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A Brief History Of How Tabasco Became The Military’s Favorite Condiment

Sarah Sicard

The Appomattox Courthouse at the end of the Civil War

152 Years Later, The VA Is Still Paying Out A Pension From The Civil War

Sarah Sicard

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How Did The US Military Get All Those Confederate-Named Bases, Anyway?

Mark Herbert

Confederate soldier re-enactors charge to battle during the 150th anniversary of Gettysburg in Gettysburg, Pa., July 6, 2013.

It’s Time To Change The Names Of Bases That Honor Confederate Traitors

Derek Coy

The Marine Corps Silent Drill Platoon marches in front of the Thomas Jefferson Memorial on their way to perform for the Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington April 12, 2014.

The Marine Corps Doesn’t Know Why It Chose ‘Semper Fi’ As Its Motto

James Clark

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6 Freaky Weapons That Came Out Of The Civil War

Francis Horton