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#36 SECESSION! PART DEUX

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#36 SECESSION! PART DEUX

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Aug 12, 2013

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In which we talk about Abraham Lincoln's April 15th call for 75,000 militia to suppress the rebellion, and the subsequent secession of Virginia, Arkansas, Tennessee, & North Carolina.

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Aug 12, 2013

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A history podcast in which we weave together a chronological narrative of the Civil War era. Visit us at www.civilwarpodcast.org

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