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  1. May 23, 1862: Ladies of the South ow.ly/b62Ka via @7score10years #CivilWar #cw150 about 4 hours ago via HootSuite
  2. The Battle of Middleburg June 17-19, 1863 ow.ly/b62q6 By Robert F. O'Neill, Gettysburg Magazine via @civilwartrust about 7 hours ago via HootSuite
  3. For Young Civil War Re-Enactor, History Is Passion ow.ly/b5Vec via CBSbaltimore #cw150 about 11 hours ago via HootSuite
  4. Maryland Campaign Commemoration Events ow.ly/b629S via @NatlParkService #CivilWar #cw150 about 13 hours ago via HootSuite
  5. More than 1,600 US museums to open doors for free to military families throughout the summer ow.ly/b5Vw7 WaPo about 13 hours ago via HootSuite
  6. Civil War Reenactment and Wine Festival June 16 at New Kent Winery ow.ly/b4gVb via @virginiacw150 #cw150 #VA 12:25 PM May 22nd via HootSuite
  7. History comes alive at Civil War site on Kentucky River ow.ly/b4gkV The Richmond Register #cw150 #KY 11:20 AM May 22nd via HootSuite
  8. Westward, Ho! ow.ly/b4gE8 More on the Homestead Act via Rick Beard for @NYTcivilwar Disunion #cw150 10:25 AM May 22nd via HootSuite
  9. "President in Petticoats! Civil War Propaganda in Photographs" at Int'l Center of Photography ow.ly/b4g02 artdaily.org #NY 8:15 AM May 22nd via HootSuite
  10. McClellan Complains to Lincoln; Jackson Ready to Attack - May 22, 1862 ow.ly/b4h5X via @CivilWarDG 7:15 AM May 22nd via HootSuite
  11. One-Man Play Takes a Controversial Look at America's Past During 150th Civil War Anniversary ow.ly/b4fUF WSJ 6:15 AM May 22nd via HootSuite
  12. Document Deep Dive: How the Homestead Act Transformed America ow.ly/b3gnn via @smithsonianmag #civilwar #cw150 11:05 AM May 21st via HootSuite
  13. MT @irishacw: an old soldier describes his emotions on discovering a 50 year old photo showing his long dead brother ow.ly/b2AIl 7:00 AM May 21st via HootSuite
  14. May 20, 1862: U.S.S. Galena - One of the Union's new ironclads isn't living up to expectations ow.ly/b1YGc via civilwar-online.com 2:20 PM May 20th via HootSuite
  15. Another Obstacle in the Path of Stonewall Jackson; Confederate Tucson Falls - May 20, 1862 ow.ly/b1F69 via @CivilWarDG 4:53 AM May 20th via HootSuite
  16. RT @SmithsonianTSA: War of 1812 bicentennial sites, events all over US ow.ly/b16kW via Wall Street Journal 7:09 AM May 19th via HootSuite
  17. May 19, 1862: Hunter frees the slaves – Lincoln revokes his proclamation ow.ly/b14Pe via @7score10years #cw150 5:47 AM May 19th via HootSuite
  18. How a runaway slave, Josiah Carter, found refuge aboard the Monitor. Ironclad Freedom @NYTcivilwar ow.ly/b0PnK 6:00 PM May 18th via HootSuite
  19. Journal of the Civil War Era honored among top periodicals ow.ly/aZ2rq via Penn State Live 11:25 AM May 18th via HootSuite
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