Jumat, 10 Februari 2017

Union Iron Brigade, 1861-65

Unmatched bravery and sacrifice on the Civil War’s bloodiest battlefields. “They must be made of iron!” exclaimed Union Army of the Potomac commander Major General George B. McClellan upon observing the fighting prowess of a brigade of Union soldiers routing Confederate troops at the Battle of South Mountain on September 14, 1862. The bravery and …

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