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The Superhuman Henry Recor at the Petersburg Breakthrough

Posted on August 14, 2018 by Edward S. Alexander

I have yet to find a Civil War story as compelling and consequential as that of Captain Charles G. Gould, the first Sixth Corps soldier to breach the Confederate lines on the morning of April 2, 1865. Union soldiers from … Continue reading →

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