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“…his foot slipped and he fell under the cars.”

The soldier who died at Iuka, MS, en route to Virginia was named Warner. Diarist William H. Hill identifies him as Calvin P. Warner of Company A (B), The Winston Guards. McLean added this: Warner was a 6-foot, 21-year-old farmer … Continue reading

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The dying begins

They were Confederates now, but some of the men in some of the regiments at Union City, TN, still celebrated July 4 in 1861. Including some men of the 13th. Their activity of choice was target shooting. Many were too … Continue reading

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