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gadling.com
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| | | | | The Fourth of July has always been an important day in the U.S. It marks the day in 1776 when the colonies issued the Declaration of Independence from the British Empire. A new nation was born, at least for a little while. In 1861 that nation was torn apart by a bloody Civil War that saw its turning point on another fourth of July, that of 1863. On that day the Confederate stronghold of Vicksburg on the Mississippi River surrendered to General Ulysses S. Grant. The Union army had been trying to take it since the beginning of the war. The fortified city was the key to the Mississippi River. If the North could control the river it would cut ... | |
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militaryhistorynow.com
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| | | | | "Untrained soldiers, hastily assembled amateur armies, and inexperienced commanders faced the brutal realities of combat for the first time." THE First Battle of Manassas, often referred to as the First Battle of Bull Run, stands... | |
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thecivilwarcenter.wordpress.com
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| | | | | Pickett's Charge is one of the most infamous attacks of the American Civil War. This post seeks to analyze the attack and why it failed. | |
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samsonminis.blogspot.com
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| | | Or how I learned I was misspelling the word Slaanesh most of my life. A very fun model to paint but tedious as hell to assemble. I've also ... | ||
