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A Quiet Corner of the War

Posted on January 16, 2017 by Bert Dunkerly

I recently had the chance to spend some time in Montgomery County, Maryland, just east of Washington, DC. I’m usually driving through on my way somewhere, so have never explored the area’s history very much. This particular day I was … Continue reading →

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The AoP Settles into Winter Camp, 1863

Posted on December 10, 2016 by Chris Mackowski

As the Army of the Potomac settled into its winter quarters around Brandy Station and Culpeper in December 1863, Lt. Col. Theodore Lyman—George Gordon Meade’s aide-de-camp—toured the camps with the Army of the Potomac’s chief of staff, Andrew A. Humphreys. … Continue reading →

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