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| | Civil union - Open Encyclopedia |
 | | A Vermont civil union is nearly identical to a legal marriage, as far as the rights and responsibilities for which state law, not federal law, is responsible are concerned. | | | However, despite the "full faith and credit" clause of the United States Constitution, civil unions are generally not recognized outside of the state of Vermont in the absence of specific legislation. | | | Civil unions were introduced in Denmark by law of June 7th, 1989, the world's first such law. |
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http://open-encyclopedia.com/Civil_union
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| | Encyclopedia: Union (American Civil War) |
| | The American Civil War was fought in the United States from 1861 until 1865 between the northern states, popularly referred to as the Union, the north, or the Yankees; and the seceding southern states, commonly referred to as the Confederate States of America, the Confederacy, the south, or the Rebels. | | | Also, in the public dialogue of the United States, new states are "admitted to the Union" and the President's annual address to Congress and to the people is referred to as the "State of the Union" Address. | | | During the American Civil War, Loyalists to the United States living in the Border States and Confederate States were termed Unionists. |
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http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Union-(American-Civil-War)
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| | Vermont Secretary of State - Civil Unions |
| | A copy of the civil union certificate received from the town clerk, the commissioner of health or the director of public records shall be presumptive evidence of the civil union in all courts. | | | The civil union may be solemnized anywhere in the state but must occur within 60 days of the issuance of the license by the town clerk. | | | Parties to a civil union are given all the same benefits, protections and responsibilities under Vermont law, whether they derive from statute, administrative or court rule, policy, common law or any other source of civil law, as are granted to spouses in a marriage. |
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http://www.sec.state.vt.us/otherprg/civilunions/civilunions.html
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| | Vermont Civil Union FAQ's |
| | Parties to a civil union will have all the same benefits, protections and responsibilities under Vermont law as are granted to spouses in a marriage, and will be responsible for the support of one another to the same degree and in the same manner as prescribed under law for married persons. | | | If the parties to a civil union wish to terminate the civil union, they would follow the same procedures as a married couple by filing for a dissolution of the civil union in family court. | | | Parties to the civil union must be at least 18 years old and competent to enter a contract. |
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http://www.vermontcivilunion.com/union/faq.html
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| | HOMOSEXUAL (SAME-SEX) MARRIAGES IN VERMONT |
| | However, a civil union is not a marriage. | | | A Vermont civil union does not give a same-sex couples any of the benefits, protections and responsibilities that are granted by the federal government to married spouses. | | | It describes a "certificate of civil union" that would be obtained in the same way as a marriage certificate. |
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http://www.religioustolerance.org/hom_mar8.htm
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| | Partners Task Force - Civil Unions: The Vermont Approach |
| | The civil union license is obtained from town clerks. | | | Civil unions do not have any legal weight in the federal sphere, and reactions from various states has been erratic — usually dismissing them as invalid. | | | Because the law concerning dissolution of Civil Unions is unclear, Neary believes it can be covered under the legal concept of “full faith and credit.” He would also be able to grant a Union dissolution by applying equity and partnership laws that govern the business world. |
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http://www.buddybuddy.com/d-p-verm.html
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| | Gay News From 365Gay.com |
| | The president said he would leave the issue of civil unions to the states, but said he also would not be opposed to granting some of the federal rights and responsibilities of marriage to gay couples. | | | If you're interested in preserving marriage as a union between a man and a woman, there is one way to do so, without the courts making the decision. | | | “Civil unions rob marriage of its uniqueness and award homosexuals all the rights of marriage available under state law.” |
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http://www.365gay.com/newscon04/10/102604bushMarr.htm
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| | Civil Union Act |
| | The recent debates about civil unions show that there are no objectively justifiably reasons for treating married and (same-sex) civil union relationships differently. | | | The promoters of the Bill are simply trying to, once again, raise the arguments about the differences between heterosexual and homosexual relationships that were firmly rejected by our Parliament when it passed the Civil Union Act. | | | The Attorney-General has already warned Parliament that this Bill is inconsistent with the Bill of Rights and an unjustified breach of freedom from discrimination. |
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| | USATODAY.com - Sound of shifting ground |
| | Any doubt about broad British acceptance of civil unions, which give the same legal rights as marriage does, was dispelled by London's tabloid press, which prides itself on having a finger on the nation's pulse. | | | A handful of states accept or are considering allowing civil partnerships; others have moved in the opposite direction. | | | Britain joins more than a dozen countries recognizing some form of civil union. |
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http://www.usatoday.com/news/opinion/editorials/2005-12-21-civil-union-edit_x.htm
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| | Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders -- Equal Justice Under Law |
| | GLAD has announced the publication of Connecticut Civil Unions, a booklet for couples who might consider a civil union, for lawyers who might advise them, and for anyone interested in civil unions as a public policy or legal matter. | | | GLAD Makes the Case for Marriage over Civil Unions in CT July 28, 2005 -- GLAD filed legal briefs in the case Kerrigan and Mock v. | | | Civil unions have been available to same sex couples in Connecticut since October 1, 2005. |
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| | AllRefer.com - American Civil Liberties Union (Social Reform) - Encyclopedia |
| | American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), nonpartisan organization devoted to the preservation and extension of the basic rights set forth in the U.S. Constitution. | | | Its most significant and successful activities have involved court tests of important civil liberties issues. | | | Since its founding, the ACLU has participated directly or indirectly in almost every major civil liberties case contested in American courts. |
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http://reference.allrefer.com/encyclopedia/A/AmerCLU.html
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| | Boston.com / News / Local / Mass. / Civil union law sought |
| | Proponents of gay marriage contend that civil unions represent "separate but unequal" status for same-sex couples because marriages are likely to be recognized by other states, and many of the benefits of civil unions would stop at the Massachusetts border. | | | to define marriage as the union between a man and a woman, and create in tandem a civil union that would provide the same rights," O'Flaherty said. | | | Full-fledged marriage, they point out, confers hundreds of federal, and possibly some state, benefits not available under civil unions. |
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http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2003/11/20/civil_union_law_sought
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| | HOMOSEXUAL (SAME-SEX) MARRIAGES - All sides to the issue |
| | On 2003-SEP-19, bill AB 205 was signed into law in State of California to set up a system of domestic partnership which is very similar to the civil unions in Vermont. | | | The legislators of the state of Vermont set up such a civil union system which went into effect in mid-2000. | | | It prohibits the federal government from recognizing civil unions. |
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http://www.religioustolerance.org/hom_marr.htm
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| | Vermont Freedom to Marry Action Committee |
| | After the civil union law passed in 2000, our focus shifted to protecting the hard-fought gains that law represented. | | | State, the Vermont Supreme Court recognized that Vermont's marriage laws, which excluded same-sex couples from the protections, supports and obligations of civil marriage, were unconstitutional. | | | To avoid confusion about our goals at that point, we changed our name to 'Vermonters for Civil Unions Legislative Defense Fund.' Now we believe the civil union law is secure. |
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| | Vermont Secretary of State - Municipal |
| | Vermont’s civil union law requires the Secretary of State’s office to provide town clerks with a publication to give to people who apply for a civil union licenses. | | | This pamphlet includes information about the benefits, protections and responsibilities of a civil union and it points out that Vermont residency is required for dissolution of a Vermont civil union. | | | Completing the Marriage or Civil Union Certificate: Guidelines for Officiants |
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http://www.sec.state.vt.us/municipal/civil_mar.htm
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| | The American Civil Liberties Union of Wisconsin, Inc. (ACLU/WI) |
| | Attorney Michael Halfenger of Foley and Lardner’s Milwaukee office filed a friend of the court brief on behalf of the American Civil Liberties Union of Wisconsin and argued before the Court on October 7, 2005, urging the Court to ensure that federal rights be fully protected in state courts. | | | Last week, the Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled unanimously that state trial courts may not require plaintiffs alleging a federal civil rights claim to meet a higher burden of proof than the burden used by federal courts in deciding such claims. | | | Shaw could only win if she proved her case by “clear and convincing evidence,” a higher burden of proof than the normal “preponderance of the evidence” standard used by federal courts in similar cases. |
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| | Civil War Units -- Unit 2 -- version 8.5 |
| | On the WWW, the Civil War Units File is on the American Civil War Homepage at http://sunsite.utk.edu/civil-war/warweb.html under the heading of Rosters & Regimental Histories. | | | Last update December 20, 2005 This is version 8.5 of the (U.S.) Civil War units file. | | | Civil War Units -- Unit 2 -- version 8.5 |
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| | NYCLU Front Page |
| | In a letter sent yesterday to the Commission on Forensic Science, the New York Civil Liberties Union charged that Governor George Pataki's Executive Order 143 is unconstitutional because it exceeds the governor's authority and thus violates the principle of separation of powers. | | | The New York Civil Liberties Union today appealed the trial-court ruling issued earlier this month upholding the NYPD's subway-search program. | | | NYCLU, civil rights attorneys challenge police claim to unrestricted photo surveillance of demonstrators (11-28-05) |
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| | BBC NEWS Asia-Pacific NZ recognises same-sex unions |
| | The Civil Union Bill, which passed by 65 votes to 55, also recognises unions between men and women who do not want to marry. | | | New Zealand's parliament has passed controversial legislation to recognise civil unions between gay couples. | | | The decision came as Canada's Supreme Court prepared to hand down a landmark ruling on whether gay marriage must be allowed across the country. |
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4081089.stm
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| | Confederate States, Civil War Regimental Histories, Directory |
| | Civil War Units File - Researchers and others interested in particular regiments [CSA National, & States A-M][CSA, States N-V] [USA National, & States A-I] [USA, States K-N] [USA, States O-W] [CW Units - FAQs] | | | American Civil War Unit Bibliographies [Bibliography from the United States Military History Institute] | | | Addresses to Request Information [State archives referral list] [National and state archives] |
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| | ST. LOUIS PUBLIC LIBRARY: PREMIER LIBRARY SOURCES |
| | Volume 3 has brief histories by state of Union military organizations, including many militia units. | | | None of these units, however, appear to have been called into either state or federal service during the Civil War. | | | During the Civil War, the state of Missouri had many types of Union military organizations. |
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| | Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War |
| | Copies of pages and information may be made for personal use but commercial use of these pages shall not be allowed without the expressed, written consent of the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War. | | | © Copyright 1995-2005, Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War, A Congressionally Chartered Corporation. | | | In 1925 the SV name was changed to Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War (SUVCW), under which its federal charter was issued in 1954. |
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| | People' s Union for Civil Liberties |
| | Here lies an example of a state that prides in being democratic and just but acts just opposite to the detriment of the basic civil rights, liberties and interests of its citizens that it is bound to preserve and protect under the law of the land. | | | Press Release issued at Raipur, 2nd December 2005 | | | civil rights of people irrespective of religion, caste, language or national origin."> |
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| | Women in the Civil War |
| | Women were telegraphers in the Civil War - visit Civil War Signals and click on their "links to related information" for more about women telegraphers. | | | One woman served without pay as a physician, acted as a spy, and was a prisoner of war. | | | During the Civil War, Union soldiers liberated Williams and she spent the remainder of the war as a paid servant of the Union Army. |
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| | Union & Confederate Officer's Jackets |
| | It was in 1862 that the Union Army made strict rules about uniforms. | | | When the Civil War started in 1861, the Confederate Army did not have one style of uniform for all soldiers. | | | A few states had dress regulations but most governors let each company pick their own style. |
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http://www2.lhric.org/pocantico/civilwar/uniforms.htm
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| | US Civil War Generals |
| | This is a concise index to the Generals who fought on both sides of the US Civil War, and has been specifically prepared for the Internet. | | | This Civil War Circuit site is owned by | | | His American Civil War Homepage is an excellent collection of links to Civil War information. |
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http://sunsite.utk.edu/civil-war/generals.html
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| | Article - A brief account of the activities of the Union unit, the 4th | | | Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War | | | Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War - Kentucky Department |
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| | PCS |
| | Nearly 8,000 members of the Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS) working in magistrates courts across England and Wales, who are amongst some the lowest paid civil servants, were today taking part in their first national strike in their 800 year history in a dispute over pay. | | | This is to inform Branches that the membership ballot on an amendment to Principal Rule 10a is being re-run. | | | With figures obtained by the Liberal Democrats showing that almost 120 million calls to government helplines have gone unanswered in the past three years, the union warned that it was a situation which would only get worse as the government look to cut over 100,000 civil and public servants. |
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| | Genealogy.com: Roll of Honor: Civil War Union Soldiers |
| | In both cases, version 3.02 or higher is required to use the "Roll of Honor: Civil War Union Soldiers" CD-ROM. | | | About two-thirds of the Union dead were reinterred after the end of the war. | | | The program is easy to use, a bargain at less than 10% of the cost of the same information in print. |
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| | West Virginia in the Civil War |
| | Content and graphics on this site may not be copied or used without written consent. | | | West Virginia became the 35th state of the Union on June 20, 1863. | | | Created in the midst of the Civil War, West Virginia provided to the Union Army 31,872 regular army troops, 133 sailors and marines, and 196 United States Colored Troops, during that terrible conflict of 1861-1865. |
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| | Catholic World News : Italian cardinal raps civil-union proposal |
| | Cardinal Ruini observed that Italian law already produces means of providing for the legitimate legal needs of individuals and households. | | | He argued that civil unions would be tantamount to government recognition for "what one might call a 'little marriage'-- something for which there is no need, and which would, on the contrary, obscure the nature and value of the family." | | | Rome, Sep. 19 (CWNews.com) - The president of the Italian Catholic bishops' conference has come out firmly in opposition to proposals for legal recognition of "civil unions." |
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| | Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War 1861-65 |
| | This web site is copyrighted to the © Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War 1861-1865 | | | Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War 1861-65 | | | We honor our Veterans through service projects which are of benefit to the public in a local, State and National level. |
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| | American Civil Liberties Union : Lesbian Gay Rights |
| | American Civil Liberties Union : Lesbian Gay Rights | | | This is the Web site of the American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU Foundation. | | | The Lesbian and Gay Rights Project fights discrimination and moves public opinion on LGBT rights through the courts, in legislatures and public education. |
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| | Illinois in the Civil War |
| | Medal of Honor Recipients from Illinois' Civil War Regiments | | | Brief Intro to Genealogy and the American Civil War | | | Burials of Illinois Soldiers who died during the War |
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http://www.illinoiscivilwar.org
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| | American Civil Liberties Union of Eastern Missouri (ACLU-EM) |
| | American Civil Liberties Union of Eastern Missouri (ACLU-EM) | | | The ACLU of Eastern Missouri welcomed National Executive Director Anthony Romero as we celebrated together and honored the Civil Liberties Award recipients: Senator Joan Bray and Reverend Phillip Duvall as well as Gene Buder Award recipient is Brad Pierce. | | | In ten 30-minute episodes produced and directed by award-winning filmmaker Jeremy Kagan, the series will explore pressing issues that are threatening the civil liberties of all Americans, regardless of political affiliation |
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| | ACLU of Florida |
| | The American Civil Liberties Union of Florida is freedom's watchdog, working daily in the courts, legislatures and communities to defend individual rights and personal freedoms guaranteed by the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. |
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| | Vermont Freedom to Marry Task Force |
| | The vote came one year after Massachusetts became the nation’s first state to legalize gay marriages through a court edict, and after more than 6,100 same-sex couples in the state had married. | | | legislature defeats amendment to overturn gay marriage A joint session of the Massachusetts Legislature voted 157-39 on Wednesday to defeat a proposed constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage while calling for legalizing civil unions. |
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| | Generalizations regarding the U. S. Army Uniform of the Civil War |
| | Generalizations regarding the U. Army Uniform of the Civil War | | | The uniform worn by the U.S. Army during the Civil War of 1861-1865 developed over a long period of time and is the result of many different traditions and influences. | | | For a complete discussion of the Chasseur uniform see the articles by Don Troiani beginning in the XXVI (2) issue of the magazine North South Trader's Civil War. |
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| | Civil War Prisons |
| | The Union used the Alton, Ill., and the Columbus, Ohio, penitentiaries for prisoners, and the Confederate cavalryman, John Morgan, escaped from the latter. | | | By far the most well known of the Civil War Prisons. | | | In the very beginning of the Civil War, prisoners of war were exchanged right on the battlefield, a private for a private, a sergeant for a sergeant and a captain for a captain. |
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| | Civil War Union Army Regimental Histories - the Regulars |
| | ORGOTTEN in many histories of the Civil War is the role of the Regular Army during the War Between the States. | | | The following regimental histories have been abstracted from T.F. Rodenbough's 1896 History of the Army of the United States. | | | Rufus F. Zogbaum "The Regulars in the Civil War." The North American Review (1896) |
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| | Civil War Prison Point Lookout |
| | Union Civil War Prison at Point Lookout, Maryland | | | The camp was established after the Battle of Gettysburg to incarcerate Confederate prisoners. | | | "Photographic History of The Civil War", Black Dog and Leventhal Publishers, New York, edited by William C. Davis and Dell I. Wiley. |
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| | americancivilwar.info |
| | Original American Civil War Era newspapers for as low as $20. | | | West Virginia's importance during the Civil War cannot be overstated, and West Virginia traditions has information and schedules regarding Civil War reenactments, battle sites, and more. | | | Discover the details of your ancestor’s service in online Civil War pension records and detailed service records. |
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http://www.americancivilwar.info
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| | Gratiot Street Prison |
| | During the Civil War Gratiot Street Military Prison was operated in St. Louis, Missouri by the Union army. | | | This created a situation unlike any other surrounding a major Civil War prison. | | | Gratiot was unique in that it was used not only to hold Confederate prisoners of war, but spies, guerillas, civilians suspected of disloyalty, and even Federal soldiers accused of crimes or misbehavior. |
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| | American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey (ACLU-NJ) |
| | The ACLU's mission is to fight civil liberties violations wherever and whenever they occur - working daily in courts, legislatures and communities to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed to all people in this country by the Constitution and laws of the United States. | | | American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey (ACLU-NJ) | | | Since the ACLU's founding in 1920, the nonprofit, nonpartisan organization has grown from a roomful of civil liberties activists to an organization with over 500,000 members and supporters nationwide, nearly 15,000 members in New Jersey and offices covering every state. |
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| | 1Civil War, the Confederacy, Hispanics in Americas Defense, Civil War USA |
| | In many ways, by 1863, the Civil War in South Texas had become a civil war within a civil war. | | | Included in this group was the 2nd Texas Union Calvary, a Brownsville unit newly formed of Unionist Mexican-Texans. | | | 1Civil War, the Confederacy, Hispanics in Americas Defense, Civil War USA |
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