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civilwarontour
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Antietam battlefield guide. Music by Lee and Lifeson. Lyrics by Peart.
Yes, overplayed. Let’s hear more about Charles Mudge - well it’s murder but it’s the order - and the like
July 3, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Kid Gloves
YouTube video by Rush - Topic
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June 19, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Fan of Helios I guess
June 2, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Brings to mind the words of Capt Hugh Irish (13th N.J. Inf.) when asked by his wife what would happen to their two boys if he didn’t return: it would be better for the boys to be without a father than to be without a govt under which to live. He was killed at Antietam.
May 27, 2025 at 4:44 PM
About a mile away from the monument, Sgt. Simpson rests in Antietam National Cemetery, his grave the story of one soldier who gave all. 4/4 #memorialday
May 26, 2025 at 9:10 PM
His sister Annie unveiled the monument at the 1904 ceremony. A veteran of the regiment said the monument would “remain where it now stands, to teach the lesson of patriotism to future generations, and to show relatives and friends where we fought for the Union.” 3/
May 26, 2025 at 9:08 PM
His granite figure depicts a resolute determination to wage the war for the Union, the war that ended slavery in America. Not long after the battle, his comrades remembered that he died “bearing aloft in the heat of battle . . . the ensign of Freedom.” 2/
May 26, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Good word
March 31, 2025 at 2:55 PM