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Grand Army of the Republic
(Encyclopedia) Grand Army of the Republic (GAR), organization established by Civil War veterans of the Union army and navy. Principal figures in the founding of the GAR were John A. Logan and Richard…Henry William BLAIR, Congress, NH (1834-1920)
Senate Years of Service: 1879-1885; 1885-1891 Party: Republican; Republican BLAIR Henry William , a Representative and a Senator from New Hampshire; born in Campton, Grafton County, N.H., December…John Charles FRÉMONT, Congress, CA (1813-1890)
Senate Years of Service: 1850-1851 Party: Democrat FRÉMONT John Charles , a Senator from California; born in Savannah, Ga., January 21, 1813; pursued classical studies and attended Charleston…Ulysses Simpson Grant
Ulysses Simpson GrantBorn: 4/27/1822Birthplace: Point Pleasant, Ohio Ulysses Simpson Grant was born (as Hiram Ulysses Grant) at Point Pleasant, Ohio, on April 27, 1822. He graduated from West…John Alexander LOGAN, Congress, IL (1826-1886)
Senate Years of Service: 1871-1877; 1879-1886 Party: Republican; Republican LOGAN John Alexander , a Representative and a Senator from Illinois; born in Murphysboro, Jackson County, Ill., on…Biographies of Notable Civil War Figures
A-H | I-M | N-S | T-Z Abraham Lincoln Related Links Gettysburg Primer Battle of Gettysburg Fact Sheet The Deadliest Battles in the…SHIELDS, James, Congress, MO (18061810-1879)
Senate Years of Service: 1849-1855; 1858-1859; 1879-1879 Party: Democrat; Democrat; Democrat SHIELDS James , a Senator from Illinois, Minnesota, and Missouri; born in Altmore, County Tyrone,…What's the Symbolism of the Irish Flag?
Rarely has a flag possessed such lasting relevance as that of the "Tricolour," the national flag of the Republic of Ireland. Its three equal stripes illustrate the Irish political landscape as…Battle of Gettysburg Fact Sheet
A guide to the battle that inspired Abraham Lincoln's famous Gettysburg Address by Catherine McNiff Union General John Reynolds, killed on the first day of fighting. What: The Battle of…sharecropping
(Encyclopedia) sharecropping, an agricultural system in which a landowner allows a tenant to use their land in return for a share of the crop produced…Trending
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