Holvar Anderson, only recently turned 21, had just purchased an 80-acre farm in Fruitland Township when he enlisted in the Union Army and marched off to fight in the Civil War. Anderson, born on ...

Putting Together Pieces of a Civil War Puzzle. Retired Teacher Has Rewritten History. By Timothy Wilson. July 30, 2008 at 8:00 p.m. EDT. Share. Add to your saved stories.

Americans, if asked, often say that Reconstruction after the Civil War ended with the withdrawal of federal troops following the election of 1876. A generation ago, historian C. Vann Woodward in ...