Where is it Wednesday - Gettysburg

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Identify this monument
Where is it located
What action is the monument commemorating

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03-10-21 Fan Mail

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We've all seen the pictures, read the stories. Grant was almost always smoking or chewing on a cigar. What we may not know is that before the Civil War, Grant was strictly a pipe smoker.
What caused Grant to switch to cigars?

credit: @WJC

Red Flannel Hash

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Red Flannel Hash is an early New England dish. It also was a favorite of lumberjacks of the Pacific Northwest.

Red Flannel Hash

6 slices salt pork
1 cup beets, cooked and chopped
3 cups cooked potatoes
1 1/2 cups chopped cooked corn beef
1 onion, chopped
1/4 cup milk
salt and pepper

From: "Blue And Grey Cookery", Authentic Recipes From The Civil War Years, by Hugh and Judy Gowan.

Is "There gold in them thar waters”?

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At 4 p.m. the steamship the SS Senator is seen anchored near Dead Man’s Island in the Pan Pedro Bay. A ferry is busy traveling back and forth as it carries goods to the Wilmington dock in California. San Pedro Bay is filled with shallow sand bars and makes the bigger boat impossible to dock directly. The SS Senator is preparing for a 5 p.m. departure as they await the last ferry that is carrying the last of the freight and fifty-five passengers. Captain Joseph Bryant is guiding his steam-powered steamer. Along with him is the Captain Seeley. It is roughly a two mile journey through...​

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 ★ ★   Buford, John

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John Buford Jr.
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Born: March 4, 1826
Birthplace: Woodford County, Kentucky
Father: Colonel John Buford Sr. 1778 – 1847
Mother: Ann B. Watson
Wife: Martha McDowell “Pattie” Duke 1830 – 1903

Children:
James Duke Buford 1855 – 1874​
(Buried: Georgetown Cemetery, Georgetown, Kentucky)​
Pattie McDowell Duke Buford 1857 – 1863​
(Buried: Georgetown Cemetery, Georgetown, Kentucky)​

Education:
1848: Graduated from West Point Military...​

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