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Dewey Beats Truman

150 years ago today The New-York Times. devoted its front page to the Battle of Seven Pines. The paper’s battlefield correspondent made the following statement in his report: “The fall of Richmond will take place without another battle.” The editors … Continue reading

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Scalped?

“Beauty and Booty”, “ruthless tyrant’s march”, “Hessians”. So far the South has found lots of ways to put down the North and strike a little extra fear into the hearts of Southerners as the Union army invades. 150 years ago … Continue reading

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“nobly fought and fallen”

Apparently many Richmond civilians witnessed the Battle of Seven Pines (Fair Oaks). They returned to the Confederate capital with a “thousand extravagant stories”. Many wounded soldiers were brought to the city. From the Richmond Daily Dispatch June 2, 1862: The … Continue reading

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