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42:(the South). However, people doing non-religious celebrations were frowned upon and actually fined in Massachusetts. It was also seen as an unnecessary expense. It was thought to be a day of prayer and fasting by the Puritans and Lutherans. The day did not become an official holiday until five years after the war ended. The war continued to rage on Christmas, and skirmishes occurred throughout the countryside. Celebrations for both troops and civilians saw significant alteration.
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wrote his pacifist poem, "Christmas Bells" on
Christmas Day 1864 at the news of his son Lieutenant Charles Appleton Longfellow having suffered severe wounds in November during the Mine Run Campaign. The poem was set to the tune "Waltham" by John Baptiste Calkin sometime after 1872 and has since been
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shows a wife on one side praying though a window in one circle, and in another circle shows her husband on the battlefield, also in prayer. The same issue's cover started how Santa Claus would be perceived by future
Americans, as a white-bearded Santa hands such gifts as socks to Union soldiers,
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becoming a national holiday in the U.S. began when
Representative Burton Chauncey Cook of Illinois introduced a bill in the U.S. Congress after the U.S. Civil War (1861–1865). It passed in both houses of Congress, and President Ulysses S. Grant signed it on June 28, 1870. During the Civil War,
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by having tree branches tied to their heads. In some units, celebrating
Christmas was not allowed. On December 25, 1862, soldiers of one unit were punished for celebratory gunfire for the holiday, when actually the gunfire was for a funeral salute.
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The Nast
Christmas cartoon for 1864 was a more conciliatory piece, showing Lincoln inviting Confederate soldiers into a warm lodge hall full of merriment. Lincoln called Nast's use of Santa Claus "the best recruiting sergeant the North ever had".
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Even through the war was over, Nast had a drawing in the
Christmas 1865 issue of Harper's Weekly depicting the heads of several Confederate generals at
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dancing puppet with a rope tied around its neck to imply his execution. The
Christmas 1863 issue showed the couple back together.
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For children, Christmas was altered during the war. Presents were fewer, especially in the devastated South. In
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the home of Saint Nick so that no one else could use him for nationalistic propaganda like Nast himself did.
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toy monger" who was a New York/New England "scrub" and Hottentot that had nothing to do with traditional
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fuming that he could not reach southern children, due to the northern blockade. On the Confederate side,
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in Kentucky. On that day, Morgan's men destroyed everything they could of the improvements that the
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Soldiers not actively campaigning celebrated Christmas in several ways. Union soldiers would use
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were scarce in the United States, and would not enjoy widespread use until the 1870s.
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Nast was not the only one to use Christmas as a propaganda tool. On the Union side,
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Carols, hymns, and seasonal songs were sung during the period, with some, such as "
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also engaged in propaganda. One illustration published in the paper included
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The one for Christmas Eve 1862, which ran in the January 1863 issue of
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and several skirmishes were fought in the western theater of the war.
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received into the established library of Christmas carols as "
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Thomas Nast's Original "The Union Christmas" Civil War Print
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Thomas Nast's Original Civil War "Santa Claus In Camp" Print
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The songs of Christmas spread the real meaning of season
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300:Lincoln welcomes Confederate soldiers (Nast, 1864)
232:" (1860). Although popular in Europe at the time,
22:Santa Claus distributes gifts to Union troops in
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663:Stories Behind the Great Traditions of Christmas
705:The Civil War day by day; an almanac, 1861–1865
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569:Propaganda Techniques of Civil War Cartoonists
419:Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum
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192:pulling the carts decorated to resemble
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2705:South Carolina Declaration of Secession
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4518:Modern display of the Confederate flag
728:. University of North Carolina Press.
504:A Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Companion
124:had made along 35 miles of track from
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2133:Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus
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460:"Ought it not be a Merry Christmas?"
4872:Committee on the Conduct of the War
4548:United Daughters of the Confederacy
122:Louisville & Nashville Railroad
4942:U.S. Presidential Election of 1864
4281:impeachment managers investigation
2660:John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry
367:I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day
266:Nast cartoons and other propaganda
245:I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day
14:
4367:Reconstruction military districts
2815:Abolitionism in the United States
2770:Plantations in the American South
2685:Origins of the American Civil War
762:Studwell, William Emmett (1995).
745:We Were Marching on Christmas Day
252:We Were Marching on Christmas Day
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4323:Pulaski (Tennessee) riot of 1867
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2009:Christmas Day (Trading) Act 2004
1904:Old Santeclaus with Much Delight
686:. University Press of Kentucky.
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38:Christmas was celebrated in the
5135:New York City Gold Hoax of 1864
4997:When Johnny Comes Marching Home
4558:Wilmington insurrection of 1898
218:It Came Upon the Midnight Clear
164:A silk Christmas card, ca. 1860
5248:Christmas in the United States
4238:Southern Homestead Act of 1866
1989:Bronner's Christmas Wonderland
1918:Christmas Day in the Workhouse
1301:Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
1080:Legend of the Christmas Spider
574:, Vol. 6, No. 1 (Spring, 1942)
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4653:Ladies' Memorial Associations
4355:Enforcement Act of April 1871
4251:Impeachment of Andrew Johnson
1940:Christmas television specials
1839:The New Oxford Book of Carols
926:Annunciation to the shepherds
40:Confederate States of America
4786:Confederate revolving cannon
4528:Sons of Confederate Veterans
4399:South Carolina riots of 1876
4377:Indian Council at Fort Smith
4328:South Carolina riots of 1876
4293:Knights of the White Camelia
2785:Slavery in the United States
1994:Christmas and holiday season
572:The Public Opinion Quarterly
226:We Three Kings of Orient Are
214:Hark, the Herald Angels Sing
5140:New York City riots of 1863
4965:Battle Hymn of the Republic
4716:United Confederate Veterans
4553:Children of the Confederacy
4543:United Confederate Veterans
4538:Southern Historical Society
3170:Price's Missouri Expedition
2640:Timeline leading to the War
330:celebrations of Christmas.
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5108:Confederate Secret Service
4696:Grand Army of the Republic
4588:Grand Army of the Republic
4406:Southern Claims Commission
906:Adoration of the Shepherds
764:The Christmas Carol Reader
644:Christmas in the Civil War
632:Christmas in the Civil War
608:Christmas in the Civil War
240:Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
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5096:Confederate States dollar
4907:Habeas Corpus Act of 1863
4902:Emancipation Proclamation
4796:Medal of Honor recipients
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4684:Confederate Memorial Hall
4486:Confederate Memorial Hall
4459:Confederate History Month
4439:Civil War Discovery Trail
4340:Habeas Corpus Act of 1867
4146:Reconstruction Amendments
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1911:A Visit from St. Nicholas
1832:The Oxford Book of Carols
1408:Feast of the Seven Fishes
971:Massacre of the Innocents
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682:Herr, Kincaid A. (2000).
481:Christmas North and South
104:announced the capture of
5170:U.S. Sanitary Commission
5081:Battlefield preservation
4987:Marching Through Georgia
4912:Hampton Roads Conference
4887:Confiscation Act of 1862
4882:Confiscation Act of 1861
4658:U.S. national cemeteries
4464:Confederate Memorial Day
4449:Civil War Trails Program
4318:New Orleans riot of 1866
1952:Apollo 8 Genesis reading
743:Rawlings, Kevin (1997).
726:The Children's Civil War
502:Gale, Robert L. (2003).
102:William Tecumseh Sherman
35:The process of Christmas
5091:Confederate war finance
4711:Southern Cross of Honor
4679:1938 Gettysburg reunion
4674:1913 Gettysburg reunion
4372:Reconstruction Treaties
4345:Enforcement Act of 1870
4228:Freedman's Savings Bank
2845:Lane Debates on Slavery
2670:Lincoln–Douglas debates
2114:Small Business Saturday
1984:Black Friday (shopping)
1979:Black Friday (partying)
1473:Nine Lessons and Carols
1403:Events and celebrations
206:Oh Come All Ye Faithful
5150:Richmond riots of 1863
5076:Baltimore riot of 1861
4856:U.S. Military Railroad
4776:Confederate Home Guard
4508:Historiographic issues
4474:Historical reenactment
2973:Revenue Cutter Service
2840:William Lloyd Garrison
2749:Dred Scott v. Sandford
1758:Post-War United States
724:Marten, James (2000).
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134:Confederate salt works
116:engaged in his famous
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5115:Great Revival of 1863
4992:Maryland, My Maryland
4781:Confederate railroads
4444:Civil War Roundtables
4313:Meridian riot of 1871
4308:Memphis riots of 1866
2865:George Luther Stearns
2850:Elijah Parish Lovejoy
2743:Crittenden Compromise
1807:Hit singles in the US
1802:Hit singles in the UK
1363:Carols by Candlelight
1291:Santa Claus' daughter
899:Adoration of the Magi
659:Collins, Ace (2003).
320:The Richmond Examiner
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289:while also holding a
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26:'s first Santa Claus
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5002:Daar kom die Alibama
4917:National Union Party
4593:memorials to Lincoln
4513:Lost Cause mythology
4218:Eufaula riot of 1874
4206:Confederate refugees
3419:District of Columbia
3046:Union naval blockade
2892:Underground Railroad
2680:Nullification crisis
2099:Santa's Candy Castle
1423:Google Santa Tracker
91:Thomas "Tad" Lincoln
5160:Supreme Court cases
4927:Radical Republicans
4706:Old soldiers' homes
4690:Confederate Veteran
4616:artworks in Capitol
4335:Reconstruction acts
4196:Colfax riot of 1873
3160:Richmond-Petersburg
2765:Fugitive slave laws
2695:Popular sovereignty
2675:Missouri Compromise
2665:Kansas-Nebraska Act
2104:Santa Claus Village
2019:Christmas Mountains
1925:Journey of the Magi
931:Baptism of the Lord
701:Long, E.B. (1971).
533:, December 18, 2008
483:CivilWarStudies.org
359:Christianity portal
311:The New York Herald
256:Sallie Brock Putnam
4981:A Lincoln Portrait
4922:Politicians killed
4846:U.S. Balloon Corps
4841:Union corps badges
4621:memorials to Davis
4491:Disenfranchisement
4362:Reconstruction era
4243:Timber Culture Act
4201:Compromise of 1877
3165:Franklin–Nashville
2835:Frederick Douglass
2738:Cornerstone Speech
2655:Compromise of 1850
2603:American Civil War
2214:Twelve-dish supper
2064:Jews and Christmas
2014:Christmas Lectures
1743:American Civil War
1478:NORAD Tracks Santa
854:Saint Nicholas Day
414:2017-10-06 at the
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3036:Trans-Mississippi
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2796:Uncle Tom's Cabin
2733:African Americans
2569:
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2209:Thirteen desserts
2129:Virginia O'Hanlon
1974:Advent Conspiracy
1888:Films (Christmas,
1880:A Christmas Carol
1825:Carols for Choirs
1368:Cavalcade of Magi
1348:Boar's Head Feast
1017:Star of Bethlehem
988:Nativity of Jesus
976:flight into Egypt
861:St. Stephen's Day
766:. Haworth Press.
622:Sonofthesouth.net
598:Sonofthesouth.net
586:Sonofthesouth.net
542:Studwell pp.166-7
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5023:German Americans
4816:Partisan rangers
4811:Official Records
4751:
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3660:Washington, D.C.
3454:Indian Territory
3414:Dakota Territory
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3080:Jackson's Valley
3070:Blockade runners
2946:
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2870:Thaddeus Stevens
2860:Lysander Spooner
2820:Susan B. Anthony
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2144:Winter festivals
1894:Christmas horror
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1458:Meals and feasts
1378:Christmas jumper
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2310:Poppy seed roll
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2029:Christmas truce
2024:Christmas seals
2004:Christmas creep
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1448:Lord of Misrule
1383:Christmas Peace
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531:The Destin Log
526:Griffin, Pam.
519:
512:
494:
485:
473:
464:
443:
434:
422:
401:
389:
376:
374:
371:
370:
369:
363:
362:
346:
343:
267:
264:
228:" (1857) and "
202:Deck the Halls
157:
154:
118:Christmas Raid
55:
54:War activities
52:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
5265:
5254:
5251:
5249:
5246:
5245:
5243:
5228:
5224:
5220:
5218:
5210:
5209:
5206:
5192:
5189:
5188:
5186:
5182:
5176:
5173:
5171:
5168:
5166:
5163:
5161:
5158:
5156:
5153:
5151:
5148:
5146:
5145:Photographers
5143:
5141:
5138:
5136:
5133:
5131:
5128:
5126:
5123:
5121:
5120:Gender issues
5118:
5116:
5113:
5109:
5106:
5105:
5104:
5101:
5097:
5094:
5093:
5092:
5089:
5087:
5084:
5082:
5079:
5077:
5074:
5073:
5071:
5067:
5059:
5056:
5054:
5051:
5049:
5046:
5044:
5041:
5040:
5039:
5036:
5034:
5031:
5029:
5026:
5024:
5021:
5019:
5016:
5015:
5013:
5009:
5003:
5000:
4998:
4995:
4993:
4990:
4988:
4985:
4983:
4982:
4978:
4976:
4973:
4971:
4968:
4966:
4963:
4962:
4960:
4958:
4954:
4948:
4947:War Democrats
4945:
4943:
4940:
4938:
4937:Union Leagues
4935:
4933:
4930:
4928:
4925:
4923:
4920:
4918:
4915:
4913:
4910:
4908:
4905:
4903:
4900:
4898:
4895:
4893:
4890:
4888:
4885:
4883:
4880:
4878:
4875:
4873:
4870:
4869:
4867:
4863:
4857:
4854:
4852:
4849:
4847:
4844:
4842:
4839:
4837:
4836:Turning point
4834:
4832:
4829:
4827:
4824:
4822:
4819:
4817:
4814:
4812:
4809:
4807:
4806:Naval battles
4804:
4802:
4799:
4797:
4794:
4792:
4789:
4787:
4784:
4782:
4779:
4777:
4774:
4772:
4769:
4767:
4764:
4762:
4759:
4758:
4756:
4752:
4748:
4740:
4739:
4735:
4731:
4717:
4714:
4712:
4709:
4707:
4704:
4702:
4699:
4697:
4694:
4692:
4691:
4687:
4685:
4682:
4680:
4677:
4675:
4672:
4671:
4669:
4665:
4659:
4656:
4654:
4651:
4650:
4648:
4644:
4634:
4631:
4627:
4624:
4622:
4619:
4617:
4614:
4613:
4612:
4609:
4608:
4606:
4602:
4594:
4591:
4589:
4586:
4585:
4584:
4581:
4580:
4578:
4574:
4571:
4569:and memorials
4565:
4559:
4556:
4554:
4551:
4549:
4546:
4544:
4541:
4539:
4536:
4534:
4531:
4529:
4526:
4524:
4521:
4519:
4516:
4514:
4511:
4509:
4506:
4502:
4499:
4497:
4494:
4493:
4492:
4489:
4487:
4484:
4480:
4477:
4475:
4472:
4470:
4467:
4465:
4462:
4460:
4457:
4455:
4452:
4450:
4447:
4445:
4442:
4440:
4437:
4435:
4432:
4431:
4430:
4429:Commemoration
4427:
4426:
4424:
4418:
4412:
4409:
4407:
4404:
4400:
4397:
4396:
4395:
4392:
4390:
4387:
4385:
4382:
4378:
4375:
4374:
4373:
4370:
4368:
4365:
4363:
4360:
4356:
4353:
4351:
4348:
4346:
4343:
4341:
4338:
4337:
4336:
4333:
4329:
4326:
4324:
4321:
4319:
4316:
4314:
4311:
4309:
4306:
4305:
4304:
4301:
4299:
4296:
4294:
4291:
4289:
4286:
4282:
4279:
4277:
4274:
4272:
4271:first inquiry
4269:
4267:
4264:
4262:
4259:
4257:
4254:
4253:
4252:
4249:
4244:
4241:
4239:
4236:
4235:
4234:
4231:
4229:
4226:
4224:
4221:
4219:
4216:
4212:
4209:
4208:
4207:
4204:
4202:
4199:
4197:
4194:
4192:
4191:Carpetbaggers
4189:
4187:
4184:
4182:
4179:
4178:
4176:
4174:
4170:
4162:
4159:
4157:
4154:
4152:
4149:
4148:
4147:
4144:
4143:
4141:
4139:
4135:
4131:
4124:
4120:
4102:
4099:
4097:
4094:
4092:
4089:
4087:
4084:
4082:
4079:
4077:
4074:
4072:
4069:
4067:
4064:
4062:
4059:
4057:
4054:
4052:
4049:
4048:
4046:
4042:
4036:
4033:
4031:
4028:
4026:
4023:
4021:
4018:
4016:
4013:
4011:
4008:
4006:
4003:
4001:
3998:
3996:
3993:
3991:
3988:
3986:
3983:
3981:
3978:
3976:
3973:
3971:
3968:
3966:
3963:
3961:
3958:
3956:
3953:
3951:
3948:
3946:
3943:
3941:
3938:
3936:
3933:
3931:
3928:
3926:
3923:
3921:
3918:
3917:
3915:
3911:
3908:
3904:
3894:
3891:
3889:
3886:
3884:
3881:
3879:
3876:
3874:
3871:
3869:
3866:
3864:
3861:
3859:
3856:
3854:
3851:
3850:
3848:
3844:
3838:
3835:
3833:
3830:
3828:
3825:
3823:
3820:
3818:
3815:
3813:
3810:
3808:
3805:
3803:
3800:
3798:
3795:
3793:
3790:
3788:
3785:
3783:
3780:
3778:
3775:
3773:
3770:
3768:
3765:
3763:
3760:
3758:
3755:
3753:
3750:
3748:
3745:
3743:
3740:
3738:
3735:
3733:
3730:
3728:
3725:
3723:
3720:
3718:
3715:
3714:
3712:
3708:
3705:
3701:
3697:
3693:
3688:
3684:
3666:
3663:
3661:
3658:
3656:
3653:
3651:
3648:
3646:
3643:
3641:
3638:
3636:
3633:
3632:
3630:
3626:
3620:
3617:
3615:
3614:West Virginia
3612:
3610:
3607:
3605:
3602:
3600:
3597:
3595:
3592:
3590:
3587:
3585:
3582:
3580:
3577:
3575:
3572:
3570:
3567:
3565:
3562:
3560:
3557:
3555:
3552:
3550:
3547:
3545:
3542:
3540:
3537:
3535:
3534:New Hampshire
3532:
3530:
3527:
3525:
3522:
3520:
3517:
3515:
3512:
3510:
3507:
3505:
3502:
3500:
3497:
3495:
3494:Massachusetts
3492:
3490:
3487:
3485:
3482:
3480:
3477:
3475:
3472:
3470:
3467:
3465:
3462:
3460:
3457:
3455:
3452:
3450:
3447:
3445:
3442:
3440:
3437:
3435:
3432:
3430:
3427:
3425:
3422:
3420:
3417:
3415:
3412:
3410:
3407:
3405:
3402:
3400:
3397:
3395:
3392:
3390:
3387:
3385:
3382:
3381:
3379:
3373:
3370:
3366:
3360:
3357:
3355:
3352:
3350:
3347:
3345:
3342:
3340:
3337:
3335:
3332:
3330:
3327:
3325:
3322:
3320:
3317:
3315:
3312:
3310:
3307:
3305:
3302:
3300:
3297:
3295:
3292:
3290:
3287:
3285:
3282:
3280:
3277:
3275:
3272:
3270:
3267:
3265:
3262:
3260:
3257:
3255:
3252:
3250:
3247:
3245:
3242:
3240:
3237:
3235:
3234:Hampton Roads
3232:
3230:
3227:
3225:
3224:Fort Donelson
3222:
3220:
3217:
3215:
3212:
3210:
3207:
3206:
3204:
3202:
3197:
3191:
3188:
3186:
3183:
3181:
3178:
3176:
3173:
3171:
3168:
3166:
3163:
3161:
3158:
3156:
3153:
3151:
3148:
3146:
3143:
3141:
3138:
3136:
3133:
3131:
3128:
3126:
3123:
3121:
3120:Morgan's Raid
3118:
3116:
3113:
3111:
3108:
3106:
3103:
3101:
3098:
3096:
3093:
3091:
3088:
3086:
3083:
3081:
3078:
3076:
3073:
3071:
3068:
3066:
3065:Anaconda Plan
3063:
3062:
3060:
3058:
3053:
3047:
3044:
3042:
3041:Pacific Coast
3039:
3037:
3034:
3032:
3029:
3027:
3024:
3022:
3019:
3018:
3016:
3012:
3002:
2999:
2997:
2994:
2992:
2989:
2988:
2986:
2984:
2980:
2974:
2971:
2969:
2966:
2964:
2961:
2959:
2956:
2955:
2953:
2951:
2947:
2944:
2940:
2936:
2928:
2925:
2922:
2919:
2916:
2915:
2911:
2907:
2893:
2890:
2888:
2885:
2881:
2878:
2877:
2876:
2873:
2871:
2868:
2866:
2863:
2861:
2858:
2856:
2853:
2851:
2848:
2846:
2843:
2841:
2838:
2836:
2833:
2831:
2828:
2826:
2823:
2821:
2818:
2816:
2813:
2812:
2810:
2808:
2804:
2798:
2797:
2793:
2791:
2788:
2786:
2783:
2781:
2778:
2776:
2775:Positive good
2773:
2771:
2768:
2766:
2763:
2761:
2758:
2756:
2753:
2751:
2750:
2746:
2744:
2741:
2739:
2736:
2734:
2731:
2730:
2728:
2726:
2722:
2716:
2713:
2711:
2708:
2706:
2703:
2701:
2698:
2696:
2693:
2691:
2690:Panic of 1857
2688:
2686:
2683:
2681:
2678:
2676:
2673:
2671:
2668:
2666:
2663:
2661:
2658:
2656:
2653:
2651:
2650:Border states
2648:
2646:
2643:
2641:
2638:
2637:
2635:
2630:
2627:
2626:
2623:
2619:
2612:
2608:
2604:
2597:
2592:
2590:
2585:
2583:
2578:
2577:
2574:
2562:
2552:
2551:
2548:
2538:
2535:
2532:
2528:
2525:
2523:
2520:
2518:
2515:
2513:
2510:
2508:
2505:
2503:
2500:
2498:
2495:
2493:
2490:
2489:
2487:
2485:Meat and fish
2483:
2477:
2474:
2472:
2469:
2467:
2464:
2462:
2459:
2458:
2456:
2452:
2446:
2443:
2439:
2436:
2435:
2434:
2431:
2429:
2426:
2424:
2423:Hot chocolate
2421:
2419:
2416:
2414:
2411:
2409:
2406:
2405:
2403:
2399:
2393:
2390:
2388:
2385:
2383:
2380:
2379:
2377:
2373:
2367:
2364:
2362:
2359:
2358:
2356:
2352:
2346:
2343:
2341:
2338:
2336:
2333:
2331:
2328:
2326:
2323:
2321:
2318:
2316:
2313:
2311:
2308:
2306:
2303:
2301:
2298:
2296:
2293:
2291:
2288:
2286:
2283:
2281:
2278:
2276:
2273:
2271:
2268:
2266:
2263:
2261:
2258:
2256:
2253:
2251:
2248:
2246:
2243:
2241:
2238:
2237:
2235:
2231:
2225:
2222:
2220:
2217:
2215:
2212:
2210:
2207:
2205:
2202:
2200:
2197:
2195:
2192:
2190:
2187:
2186:
2184:
2182:
2176:
2173:
2171:
2163:
2157:
2154:
2152:
2151:
2147:
2145:
2142:
2140:
2137:
2134:
2130:
2127:
2125:
2124:Ugly sweaters
2122:
2120:
2117:
2115:
2112:
2110:
2107:
2105:
2102:
2100:
2097:
2095:
2092:
2090:
2087:
2085:
2082:
2080:
2077:
2075:
2072:
2070:
2067:
2065:
2062:
2060:
2057:
2055:
2052:
2050:
2047:
2045:
2042:
2040:
2037:
2035:
2034:Controversies
2032:
2030:
2027:
2025:
2022:
2020:
2017:
2015:
2012:
2010:
2007:
2005:
2002:
2000:
1997:
1995:
1992:
1990:
1987:
1985:
1982:
1980:
1977:
1975:
1972:
1971:
1969:
1961:
1953:
1950:
1948:
1947:
1943:
1942:
1941:
1938:
1933:
1929:
1926:
1922:
1919:
1915:
1913:
1912:
1908:
1905:
1901:
1900:
1898:
1895:
1892:
1889:
1886:
1882:
1881:
1877:
1875:
1872:
1871:
1870:
1869:In literature
1867:
1866:
1864:
1862:
1856:
1848:
1847:
1843:
1841:
1840:
1836:
1834:
1833:
1829:
1827:
1826:
1822:
1821:
1819:
1817:
1815:
1810:
1808:
1805:
1803:
1800:
1798:
1795:
1793:
1790:
1786:
1783:
1782:
1781:
1778:
1777:
1775:
1773:
1767:
1759:
1756:
1754:
1751:
1749:
1746:
1744:
1741:
1740:
1739:
1738:United States
1736:
1734:
1731:
1729:
1726:
1724:
1721:
1719:
1716:
1714:
1711:
1709:
1706:
1704:
1701:
1699:
1696:
1694:
1691:
1689:
1686:
1684:
1681:
1679:
1676:
1674:
1671:
1669:
1666:
1664:
1661:
1659:
1656:
1652:
1649:
1648:
1647:
1644:
1642:
1639:
1637:
1634:
1632:
1629:
1627:
1624:
1622:
1619:
1617:
1614:
1612:
1609:
1608:
1606:
1604:
1598:
1592:
1589:
1587:
1584:
1582:
1579:
1577:
1574:
1572:
1569:
1567:
1564:
1562:
1559:
1557:
1554:
1552:
1549:
1547:
1546:
1542:
1540:
1537:
1535:
1532:
1530:
1529:
1525:
1523:
1520:
1518:
1515:
1513:
1510:
1506:
1503:
1502:
1501:
1498:
1496:
1493:
1489:
1486:
1485:
1484:
1481:
1479:
1476:
1474:
1471:
1469:
1468:Moravian star
1466:
1464:
1463:Midnight Mass
1461:
1459:
1456:
1454:
1451:
1449:
1446:
1444:
1441:
1439:
1436:
1434:
1431:
1429:
1426:
1424:
1421:
1419:
1416:
1414:
1411:
1409:
1406:
1404:
1401:
1399:
1396:
1394:
1391:
1389:
1386:
1384:
1381:
1379:
1376:
1374:
1371:
1369:
1366:
1364:
1361:
1359:
1356:
1354:
1353:Candle arches
1351:
1349:
1346:
1344:
1343:Advent wreath
1341:
1339:
1338:Advent candle
1336:
1334:
1331:
1330:
1328:
1326:
1320:
1314:
1311:
1309:
1306:
1302:
1299:
1298:
1297:
1294:
1292:
1289:
1287:
1284:
1282:
1279:
1277:
1274:
1272:
1269:
1267:
1264:
1262:
1259:
1257:
1254:
1253:
1251:
1249:
1245:Companions of
1241:
1235:
1232:
1230:
1227:
1225:
1222:
1220:
1217:
1215:
1212:
1210:
1207:
1205:
1202:
1200:
1197:
1195:
1192:
1190:
1187:
1185:
1182:
1180:
1177:
1173:
1170:
1169:
1168:
1165:
1164:
1162:
1159:
1157:Gift-bringers
1152:
1146:
1143:
1141:
1138:
1136:
1133:
1131:
1128:
1126:
1123:
1121:
1118:
1116:
1113:
1111:
1108:
1106:
1103:
1101:
1098:
1096:
1093:
1091:
1088:
1086:
1083:
1081:
1078:
1076:
1073:
1071:
1068:
1066:
1063:
1061:
1058:
1056:
1053:
1051:
1048:
1046:
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