All posts tagged "infantry"
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25.0K8MaineJoshua Chamberlain Tells the Real Story of Appomattox Court House, 40 Years Later
Joshua Chamberlain, a hero of Gettysburg, was the first person to receive the white flag from the Confederates at Appomattox Court House...
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7.1K7Politics and MilitaryThe Lousey Life of a 10th Vermont Civil War Soldier in Camp
Herbert George in the fall of 1863 was eager to leave behind his uniform as a soldier in the 10th Vermont regiment...
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10.1K10MassachusettsHenry Tisdale at the Battle of South Mountain: ‘As the ball struck me it gave me a shock’
Henry Tisdale was a 25-year-old sergeant in the 35th Regiment of the Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry when a Confederate sniper shot him in...
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13.7K4Politics and MilitaryThe Vermont Sleeping Sentinel: A Strange Civil War Legacy
When William Scott of Groton, Vt., signed up to fight for the Union at the start of the Civil War, the eager,...
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