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Last Man Standing: The Search for the Oldest Revolutionary Veteran
By the mid-1800s, the reality began to set in that the number of Revolutionary War survivors was quickly diminishing. As people began inquiring about the remaining veterans still living across the country, many newspapers took to the task of finding … Continue reading
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Tagged American Revolution, military history, pension, Revolutionary War, South Carolina, South Carolina history, veterans
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The Eleventh Hour of the Eleventh Day of the Eleventh Month: Remembering Armistice Day
Although the United States had only been directly involved for a year and a half, World War I had been going on for over four years by the time Germany signed a final armistice ending the war on November 11, … Continue reading
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Tagged Armistice Day, military, veterans, Veterans Day, Woodrow Wilson, World War I
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