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A maddening debate.(MAIL CALL)(Letter to the editor)
Civil War Times; 2/1/2010; 656 words; ...ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Robert McGlone's feature in the October 2009 Civil War Times...to think of someone who punishes his son's misbehavior by commanding the son to whip...piling up? And finally there is McGlone's repulsive and disgusting term "righteous...

Corrections.(MAIL CALL)(Correction notice)
Civil War Times; 2/1/2010; 312 words; ...Smith is standing directly to Montgomery Blair's right in Francis Carpenter's featured painting. In the same issue we inadvertently identified a photo of Alexander Hays as a young Ulysses S. Grant in our "Quiz: Grant Goes to West Point...

Journey through hallowed ground.(National Scenic Byway)(Brief article)
Civil War Times; 2/1/2010; 483 words; JOURNEY THROUGH HALLOWED GROUND, the 180-mile thoroughfare between Gettysburg and Monticello--including U.S. Route 15, Route 231 and Route 53--has been designated a National Scenic Byway.

Brown's story.(MORE ON JOHN BROWN)(Brief article)
Civil War Times; 2/1/2010; 536 words; BROWN'S STORY comes to life in two new exhibits--one in the former Confederate...capital and another in cyberspace. The Virginia Historical Society's "The Portent: John Brown's Raid in American Memory" will be on display at the Richmond museum...

Unearthed.(CIVIL WAR TODAY)(Union 3-inch rifled cannons )(Brief article)
Civil War Times; 2/1/2010; 374 words; Union 3-inch rifled cannons most commonly fired Hotchkiss shells. The lead band, or sabot, caught the barrel's rifling when the cannon was fired, spinning the shell for increased accuracy. The grooves were designed to allow the discharge...