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A Portfolio of Articles on the Civil War, By Curtis Jerry Smothers

I'm also a Civil War History buff and have published over 100 articles on this subject. Below is as sampling. Click on the images to read the full articles.

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Causes of the Civil War 

Why the South Lost the Civil War

If the South Had Won The Civil War

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Lincoln's Second Inauguration

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Was Jefferson Davis a Traitor?

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U.S. Grant: Our Greatest General

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George McClellan
Reluctant Warrior

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Battle of Shiloh--An Overlooked
Civil War Battle

Battle of Antietam--Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation

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Gettysburg-The South's "High-Water" Mark

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Siege and Fall of Vicksburg
The Confederacy Split in 2

John Wilkes Booth
The man who shot Lincoln

Next up: History South of the Border

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John Wilkes Booth
The Man Who Shot Lincoln

Battle of Gettysburg--The South's High-Water Mark

Battle of Vicksburg
The South Split in Two

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