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Killing Themselves Warmly

Early in January 1862 the 19th NY Volunteer Infantry endured a painfully cold march from Frederick to to Hancock, Maryland. In Hancock the men were dying in unventilated “public buildings”. 150 years ago today the acting commander, Lieut.-Col. Charles H. … Continue reading

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