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Civil War

3rd Iowa Volunteer Infantry during the Civil War

An Iowa dean reflects on the state's role during the Civil War: BTN LiveBIG Book Club

An Iowa dean reflects on the state's role during the Civil War: BTN LiveBIG Book Club

When the Civil War erupted, the state of Iowa was only 15 years old. It was a land laced with railroads, though, and blanketed with fertile fields that would have been a boon to either side. So, why then did this young farming state on the edge of America?s frontier throw their lot in with […]

Carol Reardon, Penn State professor emerita of history, looks out over the Gettysburg battlefield

This Penn State scholar makes the battlefield come alive: BTN LiveBIG

This Penn State scholar makes the battlefield come alive: BTN LiveBIG

For Carol Reardon, combing through history is her "intellectual obligation."

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