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The fall of Vicksburg in July 1863 fundamentally changed the strategic picture of the American Civil War, though its outcome had been anything but certain. Unio

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The American Civil War left indelible marks on America’s imagination, collectively and as individuals. In the century and a half since the war, musicians have