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Put Money Where Mouth Was

Civil War Daily Gazette has the story of the failed Union effort to take Mathias Point, Virginia on this date 150 years ago. During the engagement James Harmon Ward was mortally wounded, becoming “the first officer of the United States … Continue reading

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