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One Flag Flies Over Us...the Johnnies and Yanks are Americans: Albert H. Boies Co F 4th Michigan on Reconciliation | Soldier's Tales
"I feel and think the South had just as brave, heroic men as the North, and I do not condemn any one of them for revering their flag, the Stars and Bars." During the Civil War, Albert H. Boies was a Private in Company F, 4th Michigan Infantry, Fifth Corps, Army of the Potomac. He was listed as...
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The story of Wesley Culp. | Soldier's Tales
A family trajedy is one of the saddest stories of the Battle of Gettysburg. Wesley Culp was a native of Gettysburg. As a boy, he played in the streets of Gettysburg and hunted in the woods of Culp's Hill which belonged to his uncle, Henry Culp. When Wesley became a teenager, he went to work in a...
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Tale of a Mass. Captain's Sword is Now Complete. | Soldier's Tales
A bit more than 2 years ago I bought an identified Foot Officer's sword from a dealer off the internet. The sword is in near excellent condition, was made by Collins & Co, and retailed by James P Fitch of New York. Engraved on the top scabbard mount is "Presented to Capt. F. C. Cook, Co H...
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Act of Kindness: Sword of Capt. John S McDowell 77th Pennsylvania | Soldier's Tales
"Had a thunderbolt fallen from the clear blue sky, the Captain could not have been more astonished." The sword belonging to Capt. John Sands McDowell (F/77PA), which had been captured at Chickamauga in September 1863, was returned to him 37 years later, by a man who was not even born at the time...
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Choice Comments, Wit and Expression - 2, 3, or 4 liners of the Common Soldier | Soldier's Tales
I don't always have a tale to post but I come across a lot of really good 2, 3, or 4 liners of wit and expression of soldiers I'd like to share. Please add on to this thread. I'll start: A Yank from Chattanooga reported he was so hungry he, "could eat a rider off his horse and snap at the...
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“I cannot interfere" - A. Lincoln | Soldier's Tales
July 11, 1863 - Norfolk, Virginia 1st Regiment U.S. Colored Troops drill in Washington, D.C. just before July 1, 1863 arrival in Hampton Roads Library of Congress Well-known and beloved Norfolk physician, Dr. David M. Wright is taking a morning walk down Main Street. A fervent...
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This was the greatest feat ever known in the history of the world | Soldier's Tales
USS Hartford There is, or has been a narrow gage RR from the town of Port Gibson to the landing at Grand Gulf. The bluffs back of the village and landing were selected for our batteries, and three siege guns, and four ten pound parrot guns, were placed in position and were soon ready for any...
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Transcription Of A Letter By James Robert Montgomery | Soldier's Tales
Posted originally by Teresa Roane: May 8-21, 1864 was the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House. This is a transcription of a letter by James Robert Montgomery. He was in the unit known as the University Greys which was part of the 11th Mississippi. They were students at Ole Miss. That is his...
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My 2nd Great, great grandfather. | Soldier's Tales
Letters from the war: Alamance resident's greatgrandfather wrote from the fight May 06, 2011 9:29 AM Jay Ashley / Times-News His initials spell “war” and he spent three long years of his life fighting one, but William Anderson Rorrer remained a farmer at heart and longed to return to his...
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The Last Moments of Civil War Soldiers | Soldier's Tales
Published on Jan 23, 2019 While it is easy to think of those who fought in the Civil War as just statistics on a page, it is important to remember that each soldier was a person whose death impacted others. Join Garry Adelman as he gives four documented accounts of the last moments of Civil War...
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