Month: January 2023
He could shoot so well that he was assigned to an elite unit. He deserted, more than once, was arrested, court martialed, and spent time in a military prison in Richmond. He had fingers shot off of both hands, was captured by General George Armstrong Custer, and served time as a POW. This is the…
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He served in the Confederate Army where he saw a ton of action. He wrote letters home, one of which we discovered and are about to share with you. He spent almost a year as a POW in horrible conditions and sadly passed away just weeks before men were released. This is the story of…
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On this date 160 years ago, December 31, 1862, Union & Confederate forces clashed just to the northwest of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. The battle, known as the “2nd Battle of Murfreesboro”, or the “Battle of Stones River” to the South, was a significant engagement of a combined force of over 78,000 troops. Forty-three thousand four-hundred Union…
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