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Pivotal episode in Civil War history

Daniel Read (D.R.) Anthony served as a Frontier Guard in a pivotal episode at the start of the Civil War. For nine days in April

Jeanne Gehret May 5, 2023 7 Comments

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Civil War Nurse Who Outranked General

For those who prefer to read, here’s the text of the video. I love Mary Ann Bickerdyke for her fierce devotion to the soldiers she

Jeanne Gehret March 10, 2022 No Comments

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Susan B. Anthony’s Brother Worked near Frederick Douglass

Correction: The Anthonys worked in the Reynolds Arcade, across the street from this building. Frederick Douglass had his office in the Talman Building. Sorry for

Jeanne Gehret April 18, 2018 No Comments

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Quelling Charlottesville Fury Avoids Historic Mistake

In Charlottesville young white nationalists tossed verbal grenades against blacks and Jews that quickly exploded into injury and death. Sadly, it coincided with

Jeanne Gehret August 27, 2017 No Comments

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Defenseless town massacred

A band of 400 proslavery ruffians–many teenagers–led by a madman named Quantrill conducted the Lawrence Massacre in 1863 in Kansas on this day. Most of

Jeanne Gehret August 21, 2017 No Comments

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The Anthonys on President Lincoln

On April 14, 1865 President Lincoln suffered a fatal gunshot wound from John Wilkes Booth. The news of his death reached D.R. Anthony, his wife Annie,

Jeanne Gehret April 17, 2017 No Comments

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