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4.5.15.1: The U.S. Civil War, sharpshooters and Winslow Homer

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    • Dr. Kimberly Kutz Elliott and Sarah Alvarez, "The U.S. Civil War, sharpshooters and Winslow Homer," in Smarthistory, April 12, 2021, accessed October 31, 2022, https://smarthistory.org/the-u-s-civil-war-sharpshooters-and-winslow-homer/.
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    Winslow Homer, “The Army of the Potomac—A Sharpshooter on Picket Duty,” 1862, wood engraving, illustration in Harper’s Weekly (November 15, 1862, Smithsonian American Art Museum) A conversation between Sarah Alvarez and Dr. Kimberly Kutz Elliott

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