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Between Reb and Yank: A Civil War History of Northern Loudoun County, Virginia Taylor M. Chamberlin and John M. Souders; McFarland & Co. Following the October 1861 Battle of Ball’s Bluff—a Confederate victory that made it painfully clear to the Federals the war would not be over by that Christmas—Loudoun County was relegated to being …
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The Day Rangers Relied on WinchestersOutnumbered 4-to-1 by Comanche and Kiowa warriors, Sergeant E.H. Cobb and his Texas Rangers counted on the newly issued, multishot rifles. There was scant warmth in the winter sunl… Read MoreWhere Legends Rest in the WestWesterners in the 19th century, at least most of those we remember today, were men of action. They roamed the Plains and the Rockies. They trapped and hunted. They fought with fist… Read MoreMissions, Sea Otters and California IndiansThe Spanish wanted to convert the local Indians, while the Russians chose to exploit the coastal marine life. Guess which Europeans the Indians preferred? In October 1771, within a… Read MoreWestern Union Did Things Right, And the West Got the MessageWork crews completed the transcontinental telegraph in short order. The first transatlantic telegraph cable, completed on August 5, 1858, made it possible for a New York or Chicago… Read MoreFatal Mix-up on Fremont StreetThe two factions in Tombstone on October 26, 1881, likely wanted to engage in little more than a war of words but quickly became reluctant warriors in the gunfight of the century. … Read More
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