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War So Terrible: The Battle of Fredericksburg
By Arnold BlumbergWord spread like wildfire through the camps of the Army of the Potomac during the second week of November 1862: “Little Mac” was out, “Old Burn” was in. Read more
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Hancock the Superb: Winfield Scott Hancock & the Battle of Gettysburg
By John DeppenOn East Cemetery Hill at Gettysburg National Military Park, an equestrian statue of Maj. Gen. Winfield Scott Hancock stands facing west toward the Evergreen Cemetery gatehouse. Read more
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Visiting Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
by William E. WelshKennesaw Mountain was an alluring sight to General Joseph E. Johnston as he fell back from Allatoona Pass in mid-June 1864 toward the Confederate supply hub of Atlanta. Read more
