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The Civil War

News and views on the Civil War.

• The Civil War: Latina hero Loreta Velazquez celebrated in Rebel, PBS

  The question remains: Was Loreta Velzaquez all that she claimed to have been?

• The Civil War: Lincoln memorialized in Scotland

  A memorial to Lincoln and Civil War Scottish soldiers stands in an old Edinburgh cemetery.

• Boston and the Civil War: Freedom but not equality

  Boston’s black and Irish troops were heroes on the battlefield but not accepted back home.

• Taxes due? Blame it on the Civil War

  Before the Civil War, there was no federal income tax.

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