This Mighty Scourge: Perspectives on the Civil War
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This Mighty Scourge: Perspectives on the Civil War is a collection of essays by historian James M. McPherson that examines the causes, conduct, and consequences of the American Civil War from multiple interpretive angles.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: This Mighty Scourge: Perspectives on the Civil War Context triple: [James M. McPherson, notableWork, This Mighty Scourge: Perspectives on the Civil War]
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A.
The True Story of the Civil War
The True Story of the Civil War is a short documentary film that presents an overview of the American Civil War using period photographs, documents, and narration to depict the conflict’s major events and significance.
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B.
American Civil War–era congressional debates
American Civil War–era congressional debates were intense legislative discussions in the U.S. Congress over issues such as secession, slavery, wartime powers, and Reconstruction that helped shape the nation’s political and constitutional trajectory during and after the Civil War.
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C.
Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era
Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era is James M. McPherson’s acclaimed one-volume history of the American Civil War, renowned for its comprehensive narrative and scholarly insight.
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D.
The Blue and the Gray
The Blue and the Gray is a 1982 American television miniseries that dramatizes the American Civil War through the intertwined lives of two families on opposing sides of the conflict.
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E.
From Manassas to Appomattox
From Manassas to Appomattox is the memoir of Confederate General James Longstreet, recounting his experiences and perspectives on major campaigns of the American Civil War.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: This Mighty Scourge: Perspectives on the Civil War Target entity description: This Mighty Scourge: Perspectives on the Civil War is a collection of essays by historian James M. McPherson that examines the causes, conduct, and consequences of the American Civil War from multiple interpretive angles.
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A.
The True Story of the Civil War
The True Story of the Civil War is a short documentary film that presents an overview of the American Civil War using period photographs, documents, and narration to depict the conflict’s major events and significance.
-
B.
American Civil War–era congressional debates
American Civil War–era congressional debates were intense legislative discussions in the U.S. Congress over issues such as secession, slavery, wartime powers, and Reconstruction that helped shape the nation’s political and constitutional trajectory during and after the Civil War.
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C.
Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era
Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era is James M. McPherson’s acclaimed one-volume history of the American Civil War, renowned for its comprehensive narrative and scholarly insight.
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D.
The Blue and the Gray
The Blue and the Gray is a 1982 American television miniseries that dramatizes the American Civil War through the intertwined lives of two families on opposing sides of the conflict.
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E.
From Manassas to Appomattox
From Manassas to Appomattox is the memoir of Confederate General James Longstreet, recounting his experiences and perspectives on major campaigns of the American Civil War.
- F. None of above. chosen
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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essay collection ⓘ |
| author | James M. McPherson ⓘ |
| countryOfPublication |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| field |
American history
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Civil War studies ⓘ history ⓘ |
| genre |
historical non-fiction
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military history ⓘ |
| hasForm | collection of essays ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
general readers interested in the American Civil War
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students of history ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject | American Civil War ⓘ |
| perspective | multiple interpretive angles ⓘ |
| subject |
Abraham Lincoln
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Civil War memory ⓘ Confederate war aims ⓘ Union war aims ⓘ causes of the American Civil War ⓘ conduct of the American Civil War ⓘ consequences of the American Civil War ⓘ emancipation ⓘ historiography of the American Civil War ⓘ military strategy in the American Civil War ⓘ slavery in the United States ⓘ |
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