American Civil War

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Ashes of the Unspoken

Clara Whitaker knelt in the dirt, her fingers digging into the soil as if she could unearth answers buried beneath the earth. The morning air smelled of smoke and damp clay, a reminder of the fire that had consumed the…

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The Iron Veil

The first cannon fire split the sky over Gettysburg on July 1, 1863, and Clara Whitaker pressed her palms against the damp earth, feeling the tremor in her bones. The air reeked of sulfur and sweat, a stench that clung…

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