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July 22: The Civil War Battle of Atlanta	5	27 Feb 2024 10:15 p.m. PST
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Texas in the Civil War	16	11 Sep 2023 3:26 p.m. PST
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Gettysburg Soldiers going to Daycon	9	15 Aug 2023 11:34 a.m. PST
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Muskets and Springfields Review	6	09 Jul 2023 3:10 p.m. PST
Black Sailors in the Civil War: A History of Fugitives	5	03 Jul 2023 3:15 p.m. PST
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Civil War Field Artillery: Promise and Performance...	11	05 Mar 2023 8:50 a.m. PST
Civil War History - Lionheart Films	2	03 Mar 2023 5:04 a.m. PST
Engineering in the Confederate Heartland	4	22 Feb 2023 4:27 p.m. PST
Catholic Confederates: Faith and Duty in the Civil War	4	12 Feb 2023 10:31 a.m. PST
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