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Confrontation at Gettysburg: A Nation Saved, a Cause Lost John David Hoptak, The History […]

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THE GENERAL WON AT GETTYSBURG. IN SPITE OF HIMSELF. George Gordon Meade was 47 […]

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No matter how often we look at Gettysburg, there’s always something more to see.

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Most British historians were Lee fans. In November 1865, Robert E. Lee informed Jubal […]

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Asked to present a paper on the 1862 Shenandoah Valley Campaign at a Civil […]

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