On THE MAKING OF A NATION: Democrats nominated Union General George McClellan. He promised a fast, negotiated end to the war. But Presi
On WORDS AND THEIR STORIES: Here is your hot line to heated English expressions.
On THE MAKING OF A NATION: In late 1864, Union General William Sherman had two goals. One was to capture the city. The other was to des
On WORDS AND THEIR STORIES: A bigwig is such an important person.
On THE MAKING OF A NATION: The final Union campaign of the Civil War began on May 3, 1864. General Ulysses Grant had kept the details a
On THE MAKING OF A NATION: The move by General Ulysses Grant in 1863 meant the North now controlled the Mississippi River, dividing the
On THE MAKING OF A NATION: President Abraham Lincoln feared that his speech at a battlefield cemetery in Pennsylvania in November 1863
On THE MAKING OF A NATION: Confederate General Robert E. Lee considered the anti-war protests a sign of weakness. Lee hoped for a final
On THE MAKING OF A NATION: By 1863, two years into the fighting, many northerners did not support the war policies of President Abraham
On Words and Their Stories: More expressions about money.
On Words and Their Stories: Expressions involving the word hit.
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