Many of the current Christmas
traditions celebrated today actually started during the Civil War era.
Although Christmas wasn't an official holiday until President
Ulysses S. Grant made it one in 1870, many Americans observed the
holiday throughout the war as a way to find comfort and bond with
family members through long-lost traditions...Click here to read more:
http://civilwarsaga.com/christmas-during-the-civil-war/
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