Great Commanders: General Lee – 1894 written by Lee, Fitzhugh.
Published by D. Appleton & Co in 1894. Biography of Robert E. Lee by his nephew. Fitz Lee; Includes a Fold-out Map of Virginia
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Here is an original counterfeit Civil War era Confederate States of America $50 note, supposedly issued at Richmond, February 17, 1864.
The bill features central vignette of Confederate President Jefferson Davis. Back is blue. Hand signed and numbered by Confederate officials for Register and for Treasurer.
www.CivilWarTrail.com
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This limited release edition poster for “Gone with the Wind” is quite rare.
The Royal Theater in Opp, Alabama hosted this engagement for the classic film, as noted.
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Here a copy of the Wilmington Post announces the Rearming of Fort Caswell on the front page.
In 1825 Congress authorized the construction of a fort on Oak Island.
The fort was an outstanding engineering accomplishment. It was a pentagonal structure with a two-story citadel and surrounded by a dry moat and a wet moat. Located at [...]
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