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I'm a Southerner living in the South at the outbreak of the American Civil War. Suppose I don't support the cause of treason and secession, and wish to enlist in the Union Army? What do I do? And what will happen to me if my fellow Southerners find out about my pro-union stance?	172
Kentucky had far more of its citizens serve for the Union than the Confederacy, yet most of the Civil War monuments in that state are Confederate, and the state itself tried hard to portray itself as a Confederate state? When and Why did this happen? How did Union Kentucky veterans see this change?	115
Three are many recorded examples of southern unionists serving in the Union army during the American Civil War, but how often was the opposite true? Were there any cases of northerners not from border states serving with the CSA, and if so, how many?	113
In his book "Berlin: The Downfall 1945" Antony Beevor claims that many German Communists ended up arrested by SMERSH after the Red Army Arrived. Is this true? What was the experience of surviving members of the Pre-War KPD in post-war Germany?	107
I'm an IRA volunteer who has been captured/arrested by the British during the War of Independence. After capture, what's going to happen to me? How will I be treated?	102
On October 31st, 1941, USS Reuben James was sunk near Iceland by German Submarine U-552, whilst neither nation was at war with the other. What was the response from the American Public, and why was there seemingly such a lack of public outcry?	58
We often tell the stories of the heroic actions of the German and Italians resistance while discussing World War 2. Were their any comparable movements or organizations in Japan? What forms did Resistance by Japanese people against the Japanese Government take, if it happened at all?	40
On August 22, 1914, during the Battles of the Frontiers, the French army managed to loose 27,000 men killed in what became arguably the single bloodiest day of World War 1. What happened that day, and why did the French loose so many men?	37
I'm an African-American man living in the Jim Crow South, and I'm looking to purchase a firearm for self defense. What sorts of restrictions or prohibitions on me doing this are there due to my race?	29
In HBO's series "Rome," Titus Pullo, upon the 13th Legion's return to the city of rome, proclaims he's going to "Smoke all the Smoke." Did ancient Romans smoke? And, if so, what were they smoking before the discovery of Tobacco?	25

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