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“ingloriously sacrificed “

After the Union loss at Chancellorsville the press and public in Seneca Falls, New York received all sorts of feedback and formed opinions about the debacle. Here’s a start. From a Seneca County, New York newspaper in May 1863: The … Continue reading

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Bohemian’s Rhapsody

The Bohemian correspondent for the Richmond Daily Dispatch will apparently no longer be reporting on the Confederate Army of the Potomac under General Joseph E. Johnston. As Bohemian says his goodbyes he offers his readers a poem about highly idealized … Continue reading

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