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Mosquitos in the Delta

I got in over my head yesterday as I was exploring the October 12, 1861 naval battle at the Head of Passes. The articles that The New-York Times reproduced from Southern papers had some major factual errors. Sometime on the … Continue reading

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Fall River Line Transports Troops

From The New-York Times June 23, 1861: BOSTON ITEMS. BOSTON, Saturday, June 22. The Fifth Regiment of Maine will leave Portland for New-York on Wednesday next, via the Fall River Line from Boston. Extra trains and boats, as with all … Continue reading

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