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The 13th after First Manassas

Posted on August 15, 2010 by Dick Stanley

Private Henley of Co. K (H), The Spartan Band, was chosen for picket that night [July 21] on the battlefield “though by good fortune I was not required to stand.” They were camped in the open several miles from where … Continue reading →

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The 13th at First Manassas

Posted on August 9, 2010 by Dick Stanley

Arriving on the Confederate left, after 3 p.m. Gen. Early directed his brigade into line: the 7th Virginia on the right, the 13th Mississippi in the middle, and the 7th Louisiana on the left. To their left was Col. J.E.B. … Continue reading →

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