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Russian dreams of gigantic ground-effect planes are dead in the water. The story of modern transportation is littered with vehicles that were supposed to be game-changers but that invariably became yet more deposits in the dustbin of history. Maglev trains, monorails, superblimps, Segways, jetpacks, hovercraft, hydrofoils, skycycles, flying cars… the list goes on. One of …
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The Loyalty of Silas ChandlerWas he a ‘heroic black Confederate’ fighting for the cause? In 1994 the Sons of Confederate Veterans placed a Southern Cross of Honor on the Mississippi grave of Silas Chandler, a … Read MoreCivil War Times- Letter from the Editor February 2012An Old Friend With this issue we celebrate Civil War Times’ 50th year, an impressive milestone. What would eventually become a magazine was begun in newspaper format in the late 19… Read More‘Terrible Has Been the Storm’William T. Sherman’s own soldiers were shocked by the destruction they left behind in South Carolina. On December 22, 1864, William T. Sherman offered Abraham Lincoln a special Chr… Read MoreIs There Archival Proof of Black Confederates?The National Archives and Records Administration has a substantial, though scattered, set of records for “Black Confederates.” Thousands of body servants, laborers, cooks, musician… Read MoreWar Around the EdgesMidway through the war, Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. urged Atlantic Monthly readers to study the gruesome photographs taken after the Battle of Antietam by Alexander Gardner. “Let him… Read More
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