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February 12, 2020U.S. Civil War

Gettysburg Address.

A tribute to the memory and legacy of Abraham Lincoln as we […]

February 8, 2020February 8, 2020comparison data, U.S. Civil War

Prices of slaves on the eastern shore of Maryland before the Civil War.

Watched the uplifting and depressing movie Harriet last night. Second time I’ve […]

December 16, 2019December 16, 2019comparison data, Other eras, U.S. Civil War

Pay rate for privates in each of America’s wars

Pay for American soldiers during each major war is provided by We […]

December 9, 2019December 9, 2019U.S. Civil War

Prices of slaves on the Eastern Shore of Maryland before the Civil War – Part 4

This series of posts focuses on the prices of slaves and some […]

December 5, 2019January 3, 2020U.S. Civil War

Prices of slaves on the Eastern Shore of Maryland before the Civil War – Part 3

This series of posts focuses on the prices of slaves and some […]

November 27, 2019December 9, 2019U.S. Civil War

Prices of slaves on the Eastern Shore of Maryland before the Civil War – Part 2

This series of posts focuses on the prices of slaves and some […]

November 25, 2019December 9, 2019U.S. Civil War

Prices of slaves on the Eastern Shore of Maryland before the Civil War – Part 1

Bound for the Promised Land: Harriet Tubman: Portrait of an American Hero, […]

November 16, 2019November 16, 2019U.S. Civil War

Indicator of soldier’s pay late in the Civil War. Racial disparity in pay rates.

Hymns of the Republic by S. C. Gwynne cites an editorial on […]

April 24, 2019U.S. Civil War

Indicator of coast-to-coast travel cost and wages for school teacher in San Diego back in 1865

Docent at the School House Museum in the Old Town San Diego […]

January 19, 2019January 20, 2019Other eras, U.S. Civil War

Inflation factors during the Civil War and an indication of relative wages in the 1860s.

An insightful indicator of wages during the Civil War can be found […]

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