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Nebraska Stories: A Quilt of Honor

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A Civil War nurse sews a tribute to veterans of The War Between The States.

The story of Caroline Boston is explored through a quilt she inscribed with the names of 318 Union Veterans of the American Civil War - from former slaves to an American president. Fate would cause Caroline to make an unprecedented decision that caused her to live an extraordinary life for a woman of her time.

04/13/2017 | Rating TV-G

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Nebraska Stories: A Quilt of Honor

Clip: Special | 6m 15sVideo has Closed Captions

The story of Caroline Boston is explored through a quilt she inscribed with the names of 318 Union Veterans of the American Civil War - from former slaves to an American president. Fate would cause Caroline to make an unprecedented decision that caused her to live an extraordinary life for a woman of her time.

04/13/2017 | Rating TV-G

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