Senin, 31 Juli 2017

Lives on the Line

High-stakes gamesmanship put Confederate and Union POWs on notice for execution following the Battle of Brandy Station. CAPTAIN HENRY W. Sawyer spurred his horse forward, leading Company K of the 1st New Jersey Cavalry into the melee with Major General J.E.B. Stuart’s vaunted cavaliers on Fleetwood Hill at the June 9, 1863, Battle of Brandy …

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