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Suicide by Union Bullet?: The Cases of A.P. Hill and Richard Garnett

Death is an occupational hazard for the soldier; it is a basic rule of warfare that there will be casualties.  Soldiers face death when they enter battle, and accept that they must be willing to die for their country, their … Continue reading

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Eleazer Paine–The Man, The Myth, The Hair

We are happy to welcome back guest author Meg Thompson! Brigadier General Eleazer Paine and I have an interesting relationship.  I met him in the dark recesses of the Internet–me, a lonely Civil War widow searching for information about my … Continue reading

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