Civil War

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President Abraham Lincoln cycled through five commanding generals during the Civil War, and dozens of generals were retired or relieved of command during World War II.

From Salon • May 1, 2026

After a brief resurgence during the Civil War, when it was used as a military route, the road fell into disuse.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

Frederick Weyerhaeuser, a German immigrant, brought order to Wisconsin’s pineries after the Civil War by using river booms to corral and sort the thousands of logs floated down to sawmills each spring.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

It was small-time stuff until after the Civil War, when the railroads reached south and the fruit sold north.

From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026

After that, he fought in the American Civil War & became a Navy engineer.

From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman