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Watch a Man Eat Civil War Rations From 1863

(via mental_floss) Hardtack is a simple biscuit made of little more than flour and water. Used for centuries as a

(via Atlas Obscura) Abby Noland’s years of experience working in libraries prepared her for anything. So when she found artillery

(via Atlas Obscura) Col. Robert Gould Shaw led the Civil War’s first all-black regiment, a story depicted in the 1989 movie

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(via History Buff) Jacob Miller was shot in the head at the Battle of Chickamagua on 19 September 1863. Never

(via Neatorama) Our 18th U.S. president, born April 27, 1820, Ulysses S. Grant was, like so many of our presidents

(via Neatorama) Throughout most of history, if you lost a limb, the replacement of choice was a wooden peg (which

(via History Buff) Most Americans have heard of Arlington National Cemetery, but not many people know how it came to

(via mental_floss) Hardtack is a simple biscuit made of little more than flour and water. Used for centuries as a