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“With regret I am called to inform you:” Civil War Notification to a Rhode Island Family
6 years ago

“With regret I am called to inform you:” Civil War Notification to a Rhode Island Family

In the early morning hours of October 19, 1864, a large Confederate force under the command of Jubal Early attacked a Union encampment near Cedar Creek, Virginia. Stunned from the …
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Rhode Island in the 1800s Failed to Elect a Governor in Eleven General Elections
6 years ago

Rhode Island in the 1800s Failed to Elect a Governor in Eleven General Elections

Rhode Island from its earliest days as a colony had a large degree of political freedom. Unlike most other English colonies that had either an appointed royal governor, such as …
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