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Of course it is widely known that the Civil War touched almost every part of the south and also we all know about the major battle of Gettysburg two hundred miles away from our fair city. But when people think of and study the Civil War Pittsburgh is not brought up all that often except for the mention of the men that Pittsburgh sent to the war. If one does a little bit of research they will find that Pittsburgh played a large and integral part of the Union war effort. This is no more evident then if you study the old Allegheny Arsenal that once sat in what is now the Lawrenceville part of the city. There were other ties to the Civil War in Pittsburgh as well such as the home guard unit, the earthwork forts built in fear of a Confederate invasion. Also people overlook the 118 confederate soldiers which were part of the famous Morgan’s raiders that were held at the Western Pennsylvania State Penitentiary and the eight Confederate Calvary men that will remain on “enemy”......

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