July 4, 1865: First Independence Day after Civil War subdued as nation healed

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July 4, 1865: First Independence Day after Civil War subdued as nation healed
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This image provided buy the Library of Congress shows an artists rendering of the surrender of Confederate General Robert E. Lee to Union General Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Court House on April 9, 1865. (Associated Press) more >


By Andrew Nachemson - The Washington Times - Thursday, July 2, 2015
It was a Fourth of July unlike any other in the nation’s history.

Independence Day 1865 — exactly 150 years ago — was an uneasy mix of joy, relief, resentment and unhealed wounds as Americans sought reasons for celebration after a war that nearly tore apart the country


Read more: http://www.washingtontimes.com/news...dependence-day-after-civil-war/#ixzz3erHNpSvf
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