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Author Archives: Rick Britton

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“Fighting Joe” Hooker Literally Cleaned Up the Army of the Potomac During the Civil War

by Rick Britton 11/2/202311/3/2023

The secret to Joe’s success? He made the Union men cut their hair, bathe twice a week and change their underwear every seven days.

Painting of a Indian burial mound excavated in 1850 near the Mississippi River, varied in height and dimension. They were typically erected in layers over several hundred years.
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Thomas Jefferson, Grave Digger

by Rick Britton 10/3/202311/9/2023
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Caught Sleeping at the Wheel: How the Union Army Almost Nabbed Stonewall Jackson

by Rick Britton 4/3/20234/3/2023
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This Confederate Officer Couldn’t Go To War Without His One-Gallon Whiskey Jug

by Rick Britton 11/22/202211/22/2022
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How Gettysburg Inspired Modern War Gaming

by Rick Britton 10/20/202210/20/2022
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How Walter Reed Secured His Place in Medical History

by Rick Britton 6/29/20216/29/2022
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A New Kind of Firepower that Gave Union Soldiers a Fearsome Edge

by Rick Britton 2/9/20213/18/2022
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Battle of the Mounts: Two of the Civil War’s Fiercest Cavalry Commanders Face Off

by Rick Britton 1/19/20211/5/2021
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The Duelist: Civil War-Era Editor Had a Penchant for Putting His Life on the Line

by Rick Britton 8/25/20209/1/2020
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The Antihero of Gettysburg

by Rick Britton 11/26/201911/26/2019

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