Expansion of Everyday Life, 1860–1876

During this period, five states joined the Union―Kansas, West Virginia, Nevada, Nebraska and Colorado―and the population reached nearly forty million. The westward movement was given a boost by the cornpletion of the first intercontinental railroad, and migration from farms and villages to towns

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The Letters of General Richard S. Ewell: Stonewall’s Successor (Voices of the Civil War)

“The Letters of General Richard S. Ewell provide a sweeping view of the nineteenth century. Such chronological breadth makes this volume truly exceptional and important. Through Ewell’s eyes we see the many worlds of an American people at war. His thoughtful observations, biting wit, and ironic

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September Still Speaks: Antietam, A Visual Companion to Pristine and Hallowed Ground

Perhaps the best overall preserved major Civil War battlefield in the country, at least in the Eastern Theater, Antietam provides visitors with a nearly total immersion into the atmosphere of the nineteenth century. Even in the midst of this modern technological age, the community in and around Shar

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