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NEWS ABOUT: Confederacy

Confederacy stories: 3 news summaries

Ike Uncovers Mystery Shipwreck

Wooden wreck on Alabama beach could be remains of Confederate schooner

Sep 20, 08 5:44 AM CDT
(Newser) - The waves of Hurricane Ike uncovered a wooden shipwreck on an Alabama beach that experts think could be a Civil War schooner, the Mobile Press-Register reports. The wreck's length matches that of the Monticello, which ran aground in the area in 1862 while trying to sneak past the US Navy... More »

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shipwreck • ship • Alabama • Civil War • Confederacy • Mobile, Alabama • Hurricane Ike

Wait a Second! Sub Watch Raises More Questions

Confederate ticker no clear clue to sinking

Dec 15, 07 8:59 AM CST
(Newser) - Scientists had hoped that the watch belonging to the commander of the HL Hunley would give them some clues as to why the Confederate submarine sank in 1864. But they've been left only with more questions, AP reports. The watch stopped quickly rather than winding down—possibly because of an... More »

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archaeology • submarine • Civil War • Confederacy

Study Traces Europe's Bets on Civil War

This re-enactment
uses Confederate bonds, not weapons

Nov 16, 07 8:44 AM CST
(Newser) - Studying sales of Confederacy bonds in Amsterdam during the US Civil War, two economists say they're able to judge how European traders saw the South's chances of victory, the Wall Street Journal reports. Investors pegged the rebels' odds at 42% early on, but their 1863 defeat at Gettysburg sank bond... More »

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economics • Abraham Lincoln • Civil War • National Bureau of Economic Research • Confederacy • Union

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