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20 Dollars, Confederate States of America, 1861

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Between the winter of 1860 and the ...
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10 Dollars, Confederate States of America, 1863

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Back Text: "Ten Dollars" on banner ...
The Courier-Journal

'Rebel on Main' dissects the legacy of a Kentucky Confederate monument wearing a Union hat

The Jessamine County Courthouse lawn is home to a one-of-a-kind Confederate Civil War monument that wears a Union soldier's hat. David Swartz is a historian and professor, who spent five years ...
The Spokesman-Review

End of The Civil War: Confederate surrenders throughout the country... and world

We’re taught in school that the American Civil War ended when Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee surrendered to Union Gen. Ulysses S. Grant on April 9, 1865 — 160 years ago Wednesday. In fact, reality was ...
Smithsonian Magazine

A Confederate Raider Fired the Final Shots of the Civil War in the Arctic, Two and a Half Months After Robert E. Lee Surrendered

The CSS “Shenandoah” only learned of the Confederacy’s defeat in the summer of 1865. That June, the cruiser’s crew sank 24 American merchant vessels, unaware that the conflict had already ended ...
The Florida Times-Union

Saturday is Confederate Memorial Day in Florida. Why does Florida still celebrate it?

Florida legally observes Confederate Memorial Day, along with the birthdays of Robert E. Lee and Jefferson Davis, but these are not paid holidays. These holidays are not formally recognized by the ...