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Civil War reenactors playing Union artillery soldiers run across the Cedar Creek Battlefield in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, pursued by Confederate soldiers who have overwhelmed their position. The actual Battle of Cedar Creek took place on October 19, 1964

Children of the Civil War: On the Home Front

Source: American Battlefield Trust

The Civil War wasn’t only confined to battlefields. Find out how the war directly affected the lives of children on both sides of the battle lines.

This entry was posted in The Move Toward Freedom and tagged History on January 1, 2019 by Mikki Gibson.

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