[OC] Model 1841 US rifled musket (.58 caliber, and 1855 Type II saber bayonet

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โœง Duckport Canal โœง

The Duckport Canal was constructed by Union forces during the Vicksburg campaign of the American Civil War. Ordered built in late March 1863 by Major General Ulysses S. Grant, the canal stretched from the Mississippi River near Duckport, Louisiana, to New Carthage, Louisiana, and utilized a series of bayous...

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duckport_Canal

The #BattleOfHamptonRoads, aka the #MonitorAndMerrimack battle, was the first engagement between two iron-clad warships, taking place on #ThisDayInHistory in 1862 during the #AmericanCivilWar. Union vessel #USSMonitor and #Confederate vessel #CSSVirginia fought to a stalemate.

Hype for the Future 119F: Gettysburg Area

Introduction The Gettysburg National Military Park is highly associated with the American Civil War, particularly in the context of the notable Battle of Gettysburg in the south-central portion of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania southwest of the modern municipal limits of Gettysburg in Adams County, Pennsylvania, close to the Mason-Dixon Line. Places to Stay Most of the notable lodging options for the Gettysburg National Military Park are located to the south along United States Route 15 [โ€ฆ]

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Hype for the Future 119F: Gettysburg Area

Introduction The Gettysburg National Military Park is highly associated with the American Civil War, particularly in the context of the notable Battle of Gettysburg in the south-central portion of โ€ฆ

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โœง Fort Southerland โœง

Fort Southerland is a redoubt built during the American Civil War to protect Camden, Arkansas. Confederate forces built it along with four other redoubts in early 1864 after a Union victory in the Little Rock campaign the previous year. Fort Southerland is about the size of a city block and is roughly oval. It could hold...

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Southerland

February 23, 1861 - U.S. President-elect Abraham #Lincoln arrived in Washington. Seven states had already seceded from the Union since Lincoln's election.

https://www.kentstateuniversitypress.com/2017/a-family-and-nation-under-fire/
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A Civil War soldier goofing around (1863)

https://lemmy.world/post/43359035

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โœง USS Romeo โœง

USS Romeo was a sternwheel steamer that saw service as a tinclad warship during the American Civil War. Completed in August 1862 as a civilian merchant vessel, she was instead purchased by the Union Navy in October. Commissioned in December, she cleared naval mines from the Yazoo River later that month before participating in operation...

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Romeo

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โœง CSS General Earl Van Dorn โœง

CSS General Earl Van Dorn was a cottonclad warship used by the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War. Purchased for Confederate service in New Orleans in early 1862 to serve with the River Defense Fleet, she was converted into a cottonclad warship by installing an iron-co...

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CSS_General_Earl_Van_Dorn