165 years ago this week: Wanted, A Leader; Congress cuts military budget; J.E.B. Stuart in Kansas; John Brown in Grinnell, Iowa; Daniel Sickles & the murder of Francis Barton Key.
Join me each week (Tuesday) as I spotlight people & events that eventually lead us into the four-year battle. If you'd like to start at the beginning, there is a playlist of all recap videos to-date, starting with January 1, 1859.
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