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Interior of Fort Henry After Capture
The campaign in Tennessee – Interior of Fort Henry, on the morning after its capture, February 6, wood engraving...
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Union Gunboat Attack on Fort Henry
The Capture of Fort Henry, Tennessee, engraving by an unknown artist based on an original sketch by Alexander Simplot...
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A Supervisor's Advice to a Young Scribe - Words of Wisdom or Satire?
A Supervisor's Advice to a Young Scribe is a Sumerian composition relating a dialogue...
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The Debate Between Sheep and Grain - A Sumerian Argument Between Animal Husbandry & Agriculture
The Debate Between Sheep and Grain (circa 2000 BCE) is one of the...
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G. H. Thomas's Account of the Battle of Mill Springs - Excerpts From the Official Action Report
At the Battle of Mill Springs (19 January 1862) in Kentucky, Union...
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The Home of the Fish - A Sumerian Poem of a Trap or a Welcome
The Home of the Fish is a Sumerian poetic monologue, most likely from the Ur III period (circa...