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Drew Gilpin Faust
Name at birth: Catharine Drew GilpinDrew Gilpin Faust made history in 2007 when she became the first female president in the 371-year history of Harvard University. Drew Gilpin Faust is a veteran…William Lloyd Garrison
Publisher of the newspaper The Liberator, William Lloyd Garrison was a famously fierce opponent of slavery in the two decades preceding the American Civil War. From poor beginnings in Massachusetts,…World War I: Weapons and Technology
Here's a look at the weapons and technology used during the First World War. World War I Mark V-star tank Related Links World War I Battles with the Most Casualties…Charles Sumner
Charles Sumner was a U.S. senator from Massachusetts (1851-74) who was active in the movement to abolish slavery and to give equal rights to Black Americans before and after the Civil War. Yet he's…Wilderness campaign
(Encyclopedia) Wilderness campaign, in the American Civil War, a series of engagements (May–June, 1864) fought in the Wilderness region of Virginia. Early in May, 1864, the Northern commander in…James Asheton BAYARD, Jr., Congress, DE (1799-1880)
Senate Years of Service: 1851-1864; 1867-1869 Party: Democrat; Democrat BAYARD James Asheton, Jr. , a Senator from Delaware; born in Wilmington, Del., November 15, 1799; pursued classical studies…Wars: Civil War
Homework Center – Frequently Asked Questions Wars U.S. Civil War Civil War Photographs and Timeline American Civil War Homepage Causes of the Civil War: Documents Wars FAQ…Weapons that Changed Warfare
This page provides information about weapons that dramatically changed the nature of warfare; including catapults, crossbows, cannons, machine guns, tanks, bombers and fighter planes,…The South
Source: The U.S. Department of State The South is perhaps the most distinctive and colorful American region. The American Civil War (1861-65) devastated the South socially and economically.…Hill, A. P.
(Encyclopedia) Hill, A. P. (Ambrose Powell Hill), 1825–65, Confederate general in the American Civil War, b. Culpeper, Va. He served briefly in the Mexican War and had a varied army career until he…Trending
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