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Review: The 1861 Project

You can’t put “The 1861 Project” on shuffle. This ambitious, engaging and yes, educational project chronicles the Civil War through the perspectives of those who fought it. The stirring John Anderson performance on “The Turning of a Field” foreshadows the events of the next four years, culiminating in the surrender at Appomattox and the soldiers’ return home. There are inherent…