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Robert A. Daugherty, who made photos of nine presidents and countless other news and sporting events in a 43-year career with ...

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In the early morning hours of June 20, 1864, hundreds of Union soldiers arriving through light fog on the James River crept ...

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More than a century after his death, Robert Smalls, a towering figure in American history who rose from slavery to become a Civil War hero and influential polit ...

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What is known is that Cape Girardeau, under the command of Brigadier General John McNiel, was the southernmost Union-held city in the region. A Confederate Brigadier General named John Marmaduke led ...