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“Dress Upon the Colors!”: The 8th New York Heavy Artillery at the Battle of Cold Harbor

Posted on June 3, 2019 by Kevin Pawlak

Early on the morning of June 3, 1864, a light mist moistened both armies bunched in their respective earthworks. Private Nelson Armstrong of the 8th New York Heavy Artillery peered above his trench and stared across the open field in … Continue reading →

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