Today a colleague at work sent me a link to some tragic images of amputees from the Civil War. I provide the link not to shock anyone, but to remind us of the huge toll our nation's population paid. 
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My musings on American, African American, Southern, Civil War, Reconstruction, and Public History topics and books.
Tim Talbott
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- Tim Talbott
- Fredericksburg, Virginia
- I am a life-long history enthusiast with a passion for sharing the educational advantages of learning our past. M.A. Public History-Appalachian State University; B.S. History- East Tennessee State University; B.S. Communications- Milligan College Disclaimer: The posts on this site are my own thoughts and opinions and do not necessarily represent my employer's positions, strategies, or opinions.
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- African American Civil War Memorial & Museum
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- American Battlefield Trust
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- Battle of Franklin
- Battle of New Market Heights Memorial & Education Association
- Blue and Gray Education Society
- Camp Nelson, Kentucky
- Chickamauga & Chattanooga National Military Park
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- Civil War Governors of Kentucky Project
- Civil War Memory
- Civil War Talk Radio
- Emerging Civil War
- Freedmen & the Southern Society Project
- Freedom by the Sword
- Gettysburg College Civil War Institute
- Gilder Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery, Resistance, & Abolition
- Gilder Lehrman Institute for American History
- Interpretive Challenges
- John Banks' Civil War Blog
- John Brown the Abolitionist
- Jubilo! The Emancipation Century
- Kentucky Historical Society
- Library of Congress
- Library Thing
- Looking for the Confederate War
- Mysteries and Conundrums
- National Council for History Education
- National Council on Public History
- Pamplin Historical Park & The National Museum of the Civil War Soldier
- Perryville Battlefield State Historic Park
- Petersburg National Battlefield
- Private Voices
- Ransack Garret and Closet
- Spared and Shared
- TeachingHistory.org
- The Petersburg Project
- The Reconstruction Era
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- Virginia Museum of History and Culture
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