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“My father served under both Lee and Grant…”
A few days ago whilst weeding some of my old Civil War periodicals collection – because that’s what I’ve been reduced to during this quarantine – I came across something interesting. In the August 1961 issue of Civil War Times I … Continue reading
Posted in Artillery, Emerging Civil War, Personalities
Tagged Civil War Times, Harpers Ferry, John Brown's Raid, John Tidball, Robert E. Lee
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Gettysburg Off the Beaten Path: The First Federal Cannon Shot
Part of a Series. At the base of the monument to Brigadier General John Buford are four cannon. These cannon are not on carriages like the other 400 or so cannon on the Gettysburg Battlefield; rather the cannon sit within … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns
Tagged Battery A 2nd US Artillery, Battle of Gettysburg, Chambersburg Pike, Gettysburg, Gettysburg Off the Beaten Path, Herr Ridge, James Kelly, James Wilson, John Buford, John Calef, John Roder, John Tidball, McPherson Ridge, Willie Pegram
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