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William Harvey Carney: “the old flag never touched the ground!”

Posted on September 4, 2018 by Historical Snapshots

“Boys, I only did my duty; the old flag never touched the ground!” William Harvey Carney was born into slavery in 1840. It’s not certain how he became a free ma...

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Louisa May Alcott serves as a Civil War nurse

Posted on August 9, 2018 by Historical Snapshots

The world didn’t know her yet as a famous writer. Little Women was still nearly a decade away. But thirty year old Louisa May Alcott wanted to help the Union in...

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