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Library curates rare Civil War images in new volume
The Library of Congress, with Margaret Wagner, catalogs nearly 500 photographs and artworks from Gettysburg to Cold Harbor in The American Civil War: 365 Days. The book blends stark battlefield scenes with Wagner and Freeman’s Civil War chronicles, reflecting enduring memory and archival access.
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