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Abraham Lincoln in Illinois in 1841

what may have been an impediment to the expansion of slave society became an essential sanctuary for many of those who sought to escape it

During the war

More than three million Americans fought in the Civil War and over six hundred thousand men

James Longstreet and The American Civil War: The Confederate General who Fought the Next War (Harold M. Knudsen - CA) lbg Abraham Lincoln in Illinois inby Harold M. Knudsen, LTC (Ret.) The American Civil War is often called the first modern war. Sandwiched between the Napoleonic Wars and World War I, it spawned a host of firsts and is considered a precursor to the larger and more deadly 20th century wars. Confederate Gen. James Longstreet made overlooked but profound modern contributions to the art of war. Retired Lt. Col. Harold M. Knudsen explains what Longstreet did and how he did it in James