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How A “man Of Such Promise” Failed
On the first page of Conflict of Command, George Rable posits, “People have largely made up their mind about George McClellan—and not in the general’s favor; nor do they seem amenable to rethinking their position.” He then spends 336 pages essentiall
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Trusted Musket
EARLY IN THE CIVIL WAR, the .69-caliber Model-1816/22 smoothbore musket was one of the top firearms to see regular use by both Federal and Confederate forces. Between 1816 and 1844, more than 800,000 versions of the musket (ranging from Type I to Typ
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What Are You Reading?
As an earnest hiker, I’ve always had a soft spot for Colorado, so when this book came out last year, I couldn’t resist giving it a peek. In February 1861, as war clouds gathered in the East, Congress established Colorado Territory, not quite three ye

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