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Sunday, March 15, 2026

Villainous and Absurd: A Reaction to Criticisms of the Kansas-Nebraska Act

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Here is my third and final post on local reaction to the Kansas-Nebraska Act, as the Cincinnati Enquirer critiques the opinions of two newsp...
Monday, March 9, 2026

“Glorious News:” The Cincinnati Enquirer on the Kansas-Nebraska Act

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On May 24, 1854,  the Cincinnati Enquirer  printed these comments.   Glorious News from Washington - Passage of the Nebraska Bill Ou...
Thursday, March 5, 2026

“We Rejoice in its Success:” The Covington Journal Reacts to the Kansas-Nebraska Act

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I’m going to take a brief break from my soldier profiles to share three local articles I found about the       Kansas-Nebraska Act. This act...
Thursday, February 26, 2026

Injured in the Line of Duty: Joseph Robinson, 117th USCI

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Joseph Robinson was born in Bourbon County, Kentucky, in the first half of the nineteenth century, but exactly when is not clear. In an era...
Thursday, February 12, 2026

Book Review: Through Their Eyes: A Collection of Primary Accounts of the Battles of Spring Hill and Franklin

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Through Their Eyes: A Collection of Primary Accounts of the Battles of Spring Hill and Franklin Edited by Joseph D. Ricci Copyright 2024 Whe...
Wednesday, February 4, 2026

The Last Civil War Veteran in Campbell County: Cornelius G. Cannon

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Throughout the Civil War, general orders were sometimes necessary to effect changes in or make clarifications to policies, procedures, disci...