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About a month after the Battle of Antietam, Union forces under Gen. George McClellan crossed the Potomac River in pursuit of Gen. Robert E. Lee and the Army of Northern Virginia. Author Kevin Pawlak talked about the Loudoun Valley Campaign, a series of skirmishes starting at the end of October 1862 between Confederate forces under J.E.B. Stuart and various units of the Union Army of the Potomac. On November 5, President Abraham Lincoln ordered McClellan's removal from command. This talk was part of a symposium on "The War in the East" hosted by the "Emerging Civil War" blog.

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Historic site manager Paige Gibbons Backus talked about the state of medical knowledge at the beginning of the Civil War, including surgical practices and diseases common among the soldiers. She also described advances later in the war such as sterilization and reconstructive surgery that drastically improved a soldier's chance of survival. This talk was part of a symposium on "The War in the East" hosted by the "Emerging Civil War" blog.

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During the Battle of Gettysburg's second day, Union commander George Meade called for reinforcements to beat back an assault his left flank, leaving only a single brigade to defend his right flank on Culp's Hill. Author Dan Welch describes how that brigade under General George Sears Greene repulsed multiple Confederate attacks over the course of the evening of July 2, holding the Union right despite being outnumbered three-to-one. This talk was part of a symposium on "The War in the East" hosted by the "Emerging Civil War" blog.

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In October 1862, Confederate cavalry under General J.E.B. Stuart pressed into Maryland and Pennsylvania -- including the town of Chambersburg -- to raid for horses and other supplies. "Emerging Civil War" blog managing editor Sarah Kay Bierle talked about this first major Confederate movement north of the Mason-Dixon Line and the Union response. This talk was part of a symposium on "The War in the East" hosted by the "Emerging Civil War" blog.

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Elmira, a Union prisoner of war camp located in New York, opened in July 1864 after many other Union prisons were at capacity. Almost 3,000 Confederate POWs died at the camp from disease, exposure to the elements or malnutrition during its one year in operation. Derek Maxfield, author of "Hellmira: The Union's Most Infamous POW Camp of the Civil War," talked about the conditions at the prison and some of the officers in charge. This talk was part of a symposium on "The War in the East" hosted by the "Emerging Civil War" blog.

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Located in Charleston harbor, Fort Sumter was still held by Union forces in April 1861, despite South Carolina's secession in 1860. National Park Service historian Mark Maloy described the events of April 12, 1861, when Confederate guns around the harbor opened fire on Fort Sumter. This talk was part of a symposium on "The War in the East" hosted by the "Emerging Civil War" blog.

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About a month after the Battle of Antietam, Union forces under Gen. George McClellan crossed the Potomac River in pursuit of Gen. Robert E. Lee and the Army of Northern Virginia. Author Kevin Pawlak talked about the Loudoun Valley Campaign, a series of skirmishes starting at the end of October 1862 between Confederate forces under J.E.B. Stuart and various units of the Union Army of the Potomac. On November 5, President Abraham Lincoln ordered McClellan's removal from command. This talk was part of a symposium on "The War in the East" hosted by the "Emerging Civil War" blog.

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Historic site manager Paige Gibbons Backus talked about the state of medical knowledge at the beginning of the Civil War, including surgical practices and diseases common among the soldiers. She also described advances later in the war such as sterilization and reconstructive surgery that drastically improved a soldier's chance of survival. This talk was part of a symposium on "The War in the East" hosted by the "Emerging Civil War" blog.

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During the Battle of Gettysburg's second day, Union commander George Meade called for reinforcements to beat back an assault his left flank, leaving only a single brigade to defend his right flank on Culp's Hill. Author Dan Welch describes how that brigade under General George Sears Greene repulsed multiple Confederate attacks over the course of the evening of July 2, holding the Union right despite being outnumbered three-to-one. This talk was part of a symposium on "The War in the East" hosted by the "Emerging Civil War" blog.

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In October 1862, Confederate cavalry under General J.E.B. Stuart pressed into Maryland and Pennsylvania -- including the town of Chambersburg -- to raid for horses and other supplies. "Emerging Civil War" blog managing editor Sarah Kay Bierle talked about this first major Confederate movement north of the Mason-Dixon Line and the Union response. This talk was part of a symposium on "The War in the East" hosted by the "Emerging Civil War" blog.

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Elmira, a Union prisoner of war camp located in New York, opened in July 1864 after many other Union prisons were at capacity. Almost 3,000 Confederate POWs died at the camp from disease, exposure to the elements or malnutrition during its one year in operation. Derek Maxfield, author of "Hellmira: The Union's Most Infamous POW Camp of the Civil War," talked about the conditions at the prison and some of the officers in charge. This talk was part of a symposium on "The War in the East" hosted by the "Emerging Civil War" blog.

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Located in Charleston harbor, Fort Sumter was still held by Union forces in April 1861, despite South Carolina's secession in 1860. National Park Service historian Mark Maloy described the events of April 12, 1861, when Confederate guns around the harbor opened fire on Fort Sumter. This talk was part of a symposium on "The War in the East" hosted by the "Emerging Civil War" blog.

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About a month after the Battle of Antietam, Union forces under Gen. George McClellan crossed the Potomac River in pursuit of Gen. Robert E. Lee and the Army of Northern Virginia. Author Kevin Pawlak talked about the Loudoun Valley Campaign, a series of skirmishes starting at the end of October 1862 between Confederate forces under J.E.B. Stuart and various units of the Union Army of the Potomac. On November 5, President Abraham Lincoln ordered McClellan's removal from command. This talk was part of a symposium on "The War in the East" hosted by the "Emerging Civil War" blog.

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Historic site manager Paige Gibbons Backus talked about the state of medical knowledge at the beginning of the Civil War, including surgical practices and diseases common among the soldiers. She also described advances later in the war such as sterilization and reconstructive surgery that drastically improved a soldier's chance of survival. This talk was part of a symposium on "The War in the East" hosted by the "Emerging Civil War" blog.

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During the Battle of Gettysburg's second day, Union commander George Meade called for reinforcements to beat back an assault his left flank, leaving only a single brigade to defend his right flank on Culp's Hill. Author Dan Welch describes how that brigade under General George Sears Greene repulsed multiple Confederate attacks over the course of the evening of July 2, holding the Union right despite being outnumbered three-to-one. This talk was part of a symposium on "The War in the East" hosted by the "Emerging Civil War" blog.

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In October 1862, Confederate cavalry under General J.E.B. Stuart pressed into Maryland and Pennsylvania -- including the town of Chambersburg -- to raid for horses and other supplies. "Emerging Civil War" blog managing editor Sarah Kay Bierle talked about this first major Confederate movement north of the Mason-Dixon Line and the Union response. This talk was part of a symposium on "The War in the East" hosted by the "Emerging Civil War" blog.

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Elmira, a Union prisoner of war camp located in New York, opened in July 1864 after many other Union prisons were at capacity. Almost 3,000 Confederate POWs died at the camp from disease, exposure to the elements or malnutrition during its one year in operation. Derek Maxfield, author of "Hellmira: The Union's Most Infamous POW Camp of the Civil War," talked about the conditions at the prison and some of the officers in charge. This talk was part of a symposium on "The War in the East" hosted by the "Emerging Civil War" blog.

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Located in Charleston harbor, Fort Sumter was still held by Union forces in April 1861, despite South Carolina's secession in 1860. National Park Service historian Mark Maloy described the events of April 12, 1861, when Confederate guns around the harbor opened fire on Fort Sumter. This talk was part of a symposium on "The War in the East" hosted by the "Emerging Civil War" blog.

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This United Newsreel documents the founding meeting of the United Nations. The UN Charter was signed on June 26, 1945 in San Francisco by over forty nations.

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This Office of War Information film documents the founding United Nations conference of April to June 1945 in which the U.N. Charter was created, debated, and signed by all 50 participating nations. This documentary is directed by noted photographer and filmmaker Willard van Dyke.

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This U.S. Army film shows the June, 1945 founding of the United Nations and documents how the international body responded to world crises in its first five years. Highlighted conflicts include those associated with Indonesian independence, border struggles between newly-independent India and Pakistan, territorial conflicts over the founding of Israel, and the Korean War.

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This Academy Award-winning short U.S. Army film depicts the crisis of millions of refugees and orphans at the end of World War II. Showing many graphic scenes of traumatized, hungry, and poorly clothed children recorded by the U.S. Signal Corps, the film was responsible for helping to raise millions of dollars for relief efforts led by the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration (UNRRA).

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The final episode in a ten-part U.S. Army history series tells the story of the 1950 to 1953 Korean War, when the U.S. military joined other countries to fight communist forces under the direction of the United Nations.

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Ian Buruma, professor of democracy, human rights, and journalism at Bard College, talked about his book, Year Zero: A History of 1945, in which he examines the world following the end of World War II. In his book, the author looks at the transformative nature of the war, from the displacement of people in battle worn cities throughout Europe and Japan to the creation of the United Nations and the continued rise of communism in the Soviet Union and China. Ian Buruma spoke with author Martin Amis at the New York Public Library in New York City

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This United Newsreel documents the founding meeting of the United Nations. The UN Charter was signed on June 26, 1945 in San Francisco by over forty nations.

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This Office of War Information film documents the founding United Nations conference of April to June 1945 in which the U.N. Charter was created, debated, and signed by all 50 participating nations. This documentary is directed by noted photographer and filmmaker Willard van Dyke.

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This U.S. Army film shows the June, 1945 founding of the United Nations and documents how the international body responded to world crises in its first five years. Highlighted conflicts include those associated with Indonesian independence, border struggles between newly-independent India and Pakistan, territorial conflicts over the founding of Israel, and the Korean War.

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This Academy Award-winning short U.S. Army film depicts the crisis of millions of refugees and orphans at the end of World War II. Showing many graphic scenes of traumatized, hungry, and poorly clothed children recorded by the U.S. Signal Corps, the film was responsible for helping to raise millions of dollars for relief efforts led by the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration (UNRRA).

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The final episode in a ten-part U.S. Army history series tells the story of the 1950 to 1953 Korean War, when the U.S. military joined other countries to fight communist forces under the direction of the United Nations.

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Ian Buruma, professor of democracy, human rights, and journalism at Bard College, talked about his book, Year Zero: A History of 1945, in which he examines the world following the end of World War II. In his book, the author looks at the transformative nature of the war, from the displacement of people in battle worn cities throughout Europe and Japan to the creation of the United Nations and the continued rise of communism in the Soviet Union and China. Ian Buruma spoke with author Martin Amis at the New York Public Library in New York City

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This United Newsreel documents the founding meeting of the United Nations. The UN Charter was signed on June 26, 1945 in San Francisco by over forty nations.

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This Office of War Information film documents the founding United Nations conference of April to June 1945 in which the U.N. Charter was created, debated, and signed by all 50 participating nations. This documentary is directed by noted photographer and filmmaker Willard van Dyke.

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This U.S. Army film shows the June, 1945 founding of the United Nations and documents how the international body responded to world crises in its first five years. Highlighted conflicts include those associated with Indonesian independence, border struggles between newly-independent India and Pakistan, territorial conflicts over the founding of Israel, and the Korean War.

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This Academy Award-winning short U.S. Army film depicts the crisis of millions of refugees and orphans at the end of World War II. Showing many graphic scenes of traumatized, hungry, and poorly clothed children recorded by the U.S. Signal Corps, the film was responsible for helping to raise millions of dollars for relief efforts led by the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration (UNRRA).

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The final episode in a ten-part U.S. Army history series tells the story of the 1950 to 1953 Korean War, when the U.S. military joined other countries to fight communist forces under the direction of the United Nations.

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Ian Buruma, professor of democracy, human rights, and journalism at Bard College, talked about his book, Year Zero: A History of 1945, in which he examines the world following the end of World War II. In his book, the author looks at the transformative nature of the war, from the displacement of people in battle worn cities throughout Europe and Japan to the creation of the United Nations and the continued rise of communism in the Soviet Union and China. Ian Buruma spoke with author Martin Amis at the New York Public Library in New York City

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This United Newsreel documents the founding meeting of the United Nations. The UN Charter was signed on June 26, 1945 in San Francisco by over forty nations.

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This Office of War Information film documents the founding United Nations conference of April to June 1945 in which the U.N. Charter was created, debated, and signed by all 50 participating nations. This documentary is directed by noted photographer and filmmaker Willard van Dyke.

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This U.S. Army film shows the June, 1945 founding of the United Nations and documents how the international body responded to world crises in its first five years. Highlighted conflicts include those associated with Indonesian independence, border struggles between newly-independent India and Pakistan, territorial conflicts over the founding of Israel, and the Korean War.

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This Academy Award-winning short U.S. Army film depicts the crisis of millions of refugees and orphans at the end of World War II. Showing many graphic scenes of traumatized, hungry, and poorly clothed children recorded by the U.S. Signal Corps, the film was responsible for helping to raise millions of dollars for relief efforts led by the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration (UNRRA).

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The final episode in a ten-part U.S. Army history series tells the story of the 1950 to 1953 Korean War, when the U.S. military joined other countries to fight communist forces under the direction of the United Nations.

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Ian Buruma, professor of democracy, human rights, and journalism at Bard College, talked about his book, Year Zero: A History of 1945, in which he examines the world following the end of World War II. In his book, the author looks at the transformative nature of the war, from the displacement of people in battle worn cities throughout Europe and Japan to the creation of the United Nations and the continued rise of communism in the Soviet Union and China. Ian Buruma spoke with author Martin Amis at the New York Public Library in New York City

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