Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette

ARKANSAS A-Z: Actions of Civil War officer destroy an Arkansas town

Thomas O. Selfridge Jr. was a career U.S. Navy officer who commanded vessels operating around Arkansas during the Civil War and was indirectly responsible for the later destruction of the Mississippi ...
Wired

Historians Don't Think a US Civil War Is Likely—but They're Still Nervous

“The fabric of what binds America together at this point is basically on its final thread,” one source tells WIRED. It’s impossible to look around and not wonder whether the US is teetering on the ...
Military.com

Civil War General and Seneca Leader Ely Samuel Parker Posthumously Admitted to New York State Bar

Ely Samuel Parker, a Seneca leader and Civil War officer, has been posthumously admitted to the New York State Bar. BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Ely Samuel Parker, a Seneca leader and Civil War officer who ...
The New York Times

OFFICERS WITH LONG RECORDS.; Fourteen Who Fought in the Civil War at Still in Active Service.

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