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22 Oct 2014:
From Roman legions to medieval mayhem, Cavaliers and Roundheads to the crushing of ideals in the 20th century, there is fertile ground for drama in civil war, writes Robert Wilton
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13 Oct 2014: The 19th-century American poet’s free-verse parable about a nonsensical war reminds us that conflict rouses desire as powerfully as love, writes Carol Rumens
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11 Jul 2014:
Our 10 alternative American heroes contained only one woman. With your help, we redress the balance
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21 Mar 2014:
Look past the skimpy budget, kitschy death scenes and cheap visuals. Its fictional account of the Battle of Gettysburg still makes Martin Pengelly feel a catch in the throat
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9 Mar 2014: Auction of figures, dioramas and more follows renovation of museum opened near centre of battlefield in 1962
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19 Feb 2014:
SCLC says decision is ‘reprehensible’ but Sons of Confederate Veterans claim they are just ‘preserving our heritage’
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17 Feb 2014: HL Hunley became first submarine in history to sink an enemy warship on 17 February1864 during American civil war
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5 Jan 2014: A two-CD set of American civil war music aims for compassionate neutrality and freewheeling authenticity, writes Kitty Empire
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17 Dec 2013:
Nathan Bedford Forrest's name was attached to school in 1959 as a response to desegregation and the civil rights movement
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20 Nov 2013:
An Abraham Lincoln impersonator delivers the Gettysburg address at an event in Pennsylvania to mark the 150th anniversary of the speech
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19 Nov 2013:
Thousands gathered on a central Pennsylvania battlefield park Tuesday to honor a famously short speech given by Abraham Lincoln 150 years ago to the day
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19 Nov 2013:
What makes a memorable speech? On the Gettysburg address anniversary, we want you to tell us which are meaningful to you
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19 Nov 2013: Memorials, a parade and re-enactments commemorate civil war battle and historic presidential address
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19 Nov 2013:
Martin Pengelly: On the 150th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's greatest speech, equality and democracy are still under attack
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16 Nov 2013:
Patriot-News publishes retraction of Harrisburg predecessor's withering verdict on Abraham Lincoln's 'silly remarks'
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