“The very land of romance”: Original Compositions on Spain and the Spanish in The Southern Literary Messenger (1834-1864) by José Manuel Correoso-Rodenas

“…Not only historical ties (Hernando de Soto, Spanish Texas and Florida…) but also cultural addenda, like the Carlist participation in the Confederate army, arise. In this sense, it is not strange that The Southern Literary Messenger, one of the most relevant publications of the South as a region and of the United States as a whole, devoted many of its articles to the spread and discussion of topics related to the Iberian country. …”
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Le Fähnlein: Antiche bandiere di guerra dei cantoni svizzeri by Roberto Bicci

“…For the first time in the battle of Laupen in 1339, it is reported that the contingent sent by Berne (at that time not part of the Confederacy, but only allied to) wore on its clothing two white linen strips sewn to form a cross, just to be recognized as part of the Confederate Army. From that time this sign, that we can call “of membership”, widespread to all the Cantons eventually shifting on their flags, or as we can better say on their colours, not exactly matching all the fähnlein with the corresponding flag. …”
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Dangerous Liaisons: Working Women and Sexual Justice in the American Civil War by E. Susan Barber, Charles F. Ritter

“…The American Civil War drew thousands of white and black women into paid and unpaid work for the Union and Confederate armies.  While the armies provided some women with a reliable income, their very proximity also represented a dangerous liaison that drew them into closer contact with Union troops that rendered them vulnerable to sexual assault.  …”
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THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR (1861–1865) IN THE WORKS OF A. BIERCE: HISTORICAL REALITIES AND FICTION by Prilutsky V.V., Yanenko E.M.

“…The events of the Civil War are reflected in the pages of historical research, in diaries, autobiographies, memoirs, periodicals, documents of the Union and Confederate armies and other sources. It is shown that their reflection not only in documents, but also in fiction, in which the epoch found its refraction, was of great importance for understanding the perception of historical events of the XIXth century by contemporaries. …”
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