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Civil War

What Child is This?

by Vintage Pics

Frightened and anonymous in 1861

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Living with the Ghost of Ichabod Goodwin

by J. Dennis Robinson

When your house is haunted by history--write a book about it.

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President Grant Zips THrough Town

by Ray Brighton

Portsmouth's fourth presidential visit was in 1871 says author Ray Brighton

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The Morning Star: Dover’s Antislavery Newspaper

by Guest Author

Dover historian Ed Wentworth recounts a Free Will Baptist struggle

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Three Beebe Girls Buried at the Isles of Shoals

by J. Dennis Robinson

"I don't want to die," Mitty Beebe told her father.

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The Last Battle of Fitz-John Porter

by J. Dennis Robinson

Cowards don't get statues, but this one took decades to unveil

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“Snow-Bound” Poem Made Whittier Wealthy

by J. Dennis Robinson

John Greenleaf Whittier and the United States were recovering from storny times

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The “Bad Boy” Book Genre was Born Here

by J. Dennis Robinson

A "human boy" BP Shillaber theorized, needs to find his own way to adulthood without parental interference

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How We Got Soldiers and Sailors Monument

by J. Dennis Robinson

The miraculous new “white bronze” turned out to be a poor investment.

Read moreHow We Got Soldiers and Sailors Monument

Lincoln Fans Trash Copperhead Newspaper Office in 1865

by J. Dennis Robinson

Editor Joshua Foster hated Abraham Lincoln. And he was not alone.

Read moreLincoln Fans Trash Copperhead Newspaper Office in 1865

The Day History Died

by J. Dennis Robinson

Hundreds of souls lost in minutes as vandals destroy Civil War glass negatives

Read moreThe Day History Died

The Escape of George Washington Frosst

by J. Dennis Robinson

A Maine Yankee detainee in a Confederate POW camp

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