Events that have been distorted or enhanced by veterans and early battlefield administrators have become part of the accepted story of the April 1862 battle — until now. Case in point: The Sunken Road wasn’t.
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Leonidas Polk: Southern Civil War General
Union artillery brought a deadly end to the career of clergyman-turned-soldier Leonidas Polk.
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Hoodwinked During America’s Civl War: Union Military Deception
Hoodwinked During the Civl War: Union Military Deception
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Soapy Smith: Con Man’s Empire
A master of graft, Soapy Smith lived by his charm, his wits and, when all else failed, his gun. It was to be by the latter than he would make his final stand.
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Battle of Fisher’s Hill
General George Crook’s flank attack at Fisher’s Hill swept down on the Rebel left like a force of nature.
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Trail of Black Hawk
Outnumbered and harried through trackless swamps, Black Hawk’s starving band of Sauk and Fox Indians made a desperate stand along the Mississippi.
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Henry Morgan: The Pirate Who Invaded Panama in 1671
One of the most audacious sieges of the 17th century pitted Spain’s second most important city in the New World against a remarkable army that recognized no one flag — save, perhaps, the Jolly Roger.
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Wars of the Roses: Battle of Towton
The armies of two kings, Henry VI and Edward IV, collided at Towton on March 29, 1461. The outcome would determine which one would rule England.
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Polish-Soviet War: Battle of Warsaw
Commanding 160,000 troops, Mikhail N. Tukhachevsky was said to be the Red Army’s most brilliant general. If the newly resurrected Polish nation was to survive, Marshal Jozef Pilsudski would have to be even smarter.
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Ephraim Dodd: An American Civil War Union Prisoner
Should a Texas Ranger expect justice or death from his Union captors?