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A formidable challenge
This 1863 map of Morris Island, South Carolina, shows why taking Fort Wagner was so difficult. It is located three-quarters of the way up the island when approached...
Reagan appears before the Committee
Formed in May 1938 the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) investigated disloyalty among American citizens. It became extremely powerful during the Cold War...
The women need answers
Ben Woodard, president of United Auto Workers Local 599, sent this telegram to the National War Labor Board urging a hearing on equal pay
West Virginia admitted
When the Civil War began, Virginia rejected the Federal Constitution and the Union and joined the Confederacy of the South. West Virginians preferred to remain within...
“Distributing captured clothing to the needy”
When Union troops captured the Confederate city of New Berne, North Carolina, on March 14, 1862, they also took over a large amount of clothing stockpiled there. This...
Search results 1 - 5 of 5 for the tag Union