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Urban Combat in the Civil War, Part II
Written on:November 15, 2012
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A recent archeological find concerning the Battle of Fredericksburg in what is described as a “near-perfect preservation” of the basement of a home where Union soldiers had most likely holed up for the night. So preserved is the site that John Hennessy, a National Park Service historian, noted “[it] a pleasant happenstance that most of us in our lifetimes won’t ever see again.” Sounds like a wonderful find and will…
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