Transgender soldiers date to the Civil War
Women presenting as men — whether to escape the stifling construct of feminine life or to stay close to husbands or brothers ...
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Black Civil War soldiers massacred in Simpsonville, Kentucky, remembered 160 years later
Saturday will mark 160 years since more than 20 Black Civil War soldiers fighting for the Union were massacred in ...
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Kids in the Civil War
As many as 20% of Civil War soldiers were younger than 18 ... They assisted surgeons, standing by as they sawed off mangled arms and legs — often without an anesthetic. They endured the ...