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Newport Woman Fills Important Role in the Civil War
9 years ago

Newport Woman Fills Important Role in the Civil War

Katharine (also spelled Katherine) Prescott Wormeley of Newport took an active role in public affairs throughout her life, founding the Girls Industrial School in Newport before the Civil War, and …
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A Rhode Islander in the Freedmen’s Bureau
9 years ago

A Rhode Islander in the Freedmen’s Bureau

In the final days of the Civil War, the U.S. Congress established an agency within the War Department that was to have far reaching powers in terms of setting social …
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“Died in the Service of his Country:” A New Look at Rhode Island Civil War Death Records
9 years ago

“Died in the Service of his Country:” A New Look at Rhode Island Civil War Death Records

Civil War historians have long been citing that 620,000 American soldiers, North and South, died in the Civil War. In 2012, however, Dr. David Hacker of Binghamton University, using the …
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The Fourteenth Regiment Rhode Island Heavy Artillery (Colored) During the Civil War
10 years ago

The Fourteenth Regiment Rhode Island Heavy Artillery (Colored) During the Civil War

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After years of obscurity, the courage and sacrifice of African-American soldiers who fought in the Civil War has been rediscovered by a new generation of Americans. The uncommon valor of …
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