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Sam Houston (1793‒1863) was born in Virginia. As a teenager he
lived for three years am...
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David Farragut (1801‒70) was a Union naval officer in the americancivilwar. He entere...
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Ambrose Burnside (1824−81) was a Union general in the americancivilwar. Born in Liber...
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Nathaniel Prentiss Banks (1816−94) was a lawyer who served as a
member of Congress from...
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This chromolithograph from 1863 shows an innovatively designed view
of the procession of ...
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Joseph Hooker (1814‒79) was a Union general in the americancivilwar. Born in Hadley, ...
When the americancivilwar broke out, fifteen-year-old Lucas Boone
ran away from his home in Saline County, Arkansas and eventually
became a valued member of General N. Bedfo...