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This family letter from the Civil War provides a glimpse into what the holiday was like for Union soldiers
Nanci Edwards
November 16, 2022
Jennifer Locke Jones
November 10, 2022
NMAH
November 2, 2022
Clara de Pablo
October 24, 2022
Drew Robarge
October 19, 2022
Adara Woodcook
October 11, 2022
Jessica Carbone
October 8, 2022
October 4, 2022
Joan Boudreau
September 20, 2022
Juliette Garcia, Margaret Salazar-Porzio, and Robin R. Morey
September 14, 2022
Thanh Lieu
September 1, 2022
Kathleen Golden
August 26, 2022
Peggy Aldrich Kidwell and Sara J. Schechner
August 23, 2022
Patty Arteaga, Nancy Bercaw, José Centeno-Meléndez, Alex Hanesworth, and Delia Beristain Noreiga
June 27, 2022
Kathleen Golden and Brett McNish
May 27, 2022
Megan Salocks
April 22, 2022
Corey Schmidt
April 20, 2022
Kate Steir
April 1, 2022
Maddie Fowler
March 31, 2022
Amanda B. Moniz
March 30, 2022
Family Letters Offer Glimpse Into Civil War Thanksgiving
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