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December 18, 2020 afitzlayer Stories

How the Civil War Speaks to a Covid Christmas

Writing in 1862, the Union Army officer John McHarg mournfully said to his little brother, "I have just reminded Father of the change since last New Year’s Day, & the many calls that will be missed on account of this horrid war."1 The "horrid war" John referred to was, of course, the Civil War, which … Continue reading How the Civil War Speaks to a Covid Christmas

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