Civil War /tags/civil-war Civil War en-US Copyright Thu, 09 Jan 2020 08:00:00 GMT As It Was: Bullet Turns Civil War Enemies into Friends /show/as-it-was/2020-01-09/as-it-was-bullet-turns-civil-war-enemies-into-friends In 1862, Travis Meadows was a young Confederate sharpshooter at the siege of Vicksburg. He settled behind a piece of boilerplate with a hole just large… Thu, 09 Jan 2020 08:00:00 GMT /show/as-it-was/2020-01-09/as-it-was-bullet-turns-civil-war-enemies-into-friends Alice Mullaly As It Was: Yreka Celebrates Union’s Civil War Victories /show/as-it-was/2018-11-30/as-it-was-yreka-celebrates-unions-civil-war-victories In 1865, Yreka, Calif., celebrated several Union victories in the far-off Civil War.When news reached the mining town that Union forces had captured… Fri, 30 Nov 2018 08:01:00 GMT /show/as-it-was/2018-11-30/as-it-was-yreka-celebrates-unions-civil-war-victories Gail Fiorini-Jenner Exchange Exemplar: "Liar Temptress Soldier Spy" In The Civil War /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2017-08-31/exchange-exemplar-liar-temptress-soldier-spy-in-the-civil-war The statues are almost entirely of men. But lots of people played a huge variety of roles in the American Civil War. Karen Abbott gives us an unusual look… Thu, 31 Aug 2017 17:49:07 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2017-08-31/exchange-exemplar-liar-temptress-soldier-spy-in-the-civil-war Geoffrey Riley What Our Civil War Meant To The World /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2016-11-17/what-our-civil-war-meant-to-the-world There are entire libraries of books written about the American Civil War. But Pulitzer Prize winning historian Steven Hahn ranges far afield in time and… Thu, 17 Nov 2016 19:08:11 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2016-11-17/what-our-civil-war-meant-to-the-world Geoffrey Riley Civil War Ignites Gunfight in Jacksonville, Ore. /show/as-it-was/2016-11-10/civil-war-ignites-gunfight-in-jacksonville-ore Political conflict is not new in America -- or Jackson County, for that matter.After the Confederate’s successful attack on Fort Sumter in 1861 touched… Thu, 10 Nov 2016 08:01:00 GMT /show/as-it-was/2016-11-10/civil-war-ignites-gunfight-in-jacksonville-ore Maryann Mason Medal of Honor Recipient Retires in Agness, Ore. /show/as-it-was/2016-03-21/medal-of-honor-recipient-retires-in-agness-ore Far from the battlefields of the Civil War, a grave stone near the remote Rogue River town of Agness, Ore., reads:Nathan H. EdgertonPennsylvaniaCaptain 6… Mon, 21 Mar 2016 07:01:00 GMT /show/as-it-was/2016-03-21/medal-of-honor-recipient-retires-in-agness-ore Kernan Turner Future Civil War Heroes Pass Through Fort Jones /show/as-it-was/2014-12-04/future-civil-war-heroes-pass-through-fort-jones As a small, isolated garrison in Northern California’s Scott Valley, Fort Jones opened in October 1852. Within two years it contained nine buildings,… Thu, 04 Dec 2014 16:53:41 GMT /show/as-it-was/2014-12-04/future-civil-war-heroes-pass-through-fort-jones Gail Fiorini-Jenner