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Confiscating Confederate Tobacco: Thomas Hyde at Gaines’ Mill

Posted on October 24, 2017 by Edward S. Alexander

Thomas Worcester Hyde served as a distinguished inspector general and infantry commander in the VI Corps for much of the war. His bold assault at Antietam earned him the Medal of Honor and his New York Times obituary championed him … Continue reading →

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