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The 160th New York Infantry fought in Louisiana through 1863 and during the Red River campaign in the first months of 1864. It then got to Virginia in time for the Battle of Snicker’s Ferry. The Regiment wouldn’t be mustered … Continue reading

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“poor Barney McGraw”

Union General Nathaniel Banks mission was to capture Port Hudson, Louisiana. His army was opposed by Confederates led by Richard Taylor. On the way to Port Hudson via Alexandria, Banks and his army won a victory at the Battle of … Continue reading

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All Liquored Up

New recruits from Buffalo cause havoc on a troop train; another member of an “old’ regiments dies by disease. These two quick articles were printed consecutively in the same column in a Seneca County, New York newspaper in November 1862: … Continue reading

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