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Cecily Nelson Zander

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Thaddeus Stevens

Thaddeus Stevens and the Power of the Purse

The Radical Republican oversaw federal spending at the dawn of Reconstruction. How did his support for Black equality affect his leadership in the House?

by Cecily Nelson Zander via HNN on February 25, 2025

People celebrating the construction of the transcontinental railroad.

Lincoln’s Imagined West

In Lincoln’s view the West represented a space for opportunity, especially for the citizen-soldiers returning to their prewar pursuits.

by Cecily Nelson Zander via The Civil War Monitor on April 1, 2024

US Signal Station on the trail to Pike’s Peak.

Civil War Weather

The U.S. Army's contributions to meteorology.

by Cecily Nelson Zander via Emerging Civil War on February 28, 2023

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