Taken in the aggregate, it is hoped that they'll contribute to broader understanding of a battle that took place almost exactly 160 years earlier, late in the Civil War as Union Gen. William T.

Lincoln's chance came after the Union victory at the Battle ... the South, most slaves did not hear of the proclamation for months. But the purpose of the Civil War had now changed. The North ...

The American Civil War began in 1861, a battle fought between the Union (North) and the Confederacy (South), that was waged for four years. What began as a battle for reunification on the part of ...