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The Key to Richmond

Posted on October 6, 2021 by Edward Alexander

A New York private and two of his comrades carefully crept their way into Petersburg, Virginia on the morning of April 3, 1865. Separated from their regiment after the chaotic previous day, the trio could not resist the temptation to … Continue reading →

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Nelson Miles and the Bayonet in 1865

Posted on October 19, 2017 by Edward Alexander

Prevailing opinion today suggests that a war that began in 1861 as one of bayonets and bravado on open battlefields transformed into trenches, firepower, and raids on supply by 1865. Frontal attacks had become a thing of the past and … Continue reading →

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