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Pages in category "People of Delaware in the American Civil War" The following 30 pages are in this category, out of 30 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Map of the United States showing the state nicknames as hogs. Lithograph by Mackwitz, St. Louis, 1884. The following is a table of U.S. state, federal district and territory nicknames, including officially adopted nicknames and other traditional nicknames for the 50 U.S. states, the U.S. federal district, as well as five U.S. territories.
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This category is for people, places, and events associated with the state of Delaware during the American Civil War The main article for this category is Delaware in the American Civil War . Subcategories
During the Civil War, Delaware was a slave state that remained in the Union. (Delaware voters voted not to secede on January 3, 1861.) Although most Delaware citizens who fought in the Civil War served in regiments on the Union side, some did, in fact, serve in Delaware companies on the Confederate side in the Maryland and Virginia Regiments ...
Getty Images Williamsburg slang is based on the everyday vocabulary of the eighteenth century, which presents a challenge for the costumed interpreters of this colonial haven. They are extensively ...
Henry du Pont (1812–1889) – head of the DuPont Company; Major General, American Civil War; Henry A. du Pont (1838–1926) – veteran, American Civil War; U.S. Senator from Delaware; Henry Francis du Pont (1880–1969) – art collector; established the Winterthur Museum, Garden and Library
Getty Images It's no wonder that much of Washington, D.C. and its slang have roots in the world of politics. While some of D.C.'s local lingo has made it to citizens "outside the Beltway" via ...