Selasa, 05 September 2017

Underrated: 10 Confederate Commanders You Should Get to Know

Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson are unlikely to surrender their spots in the pantheon of Southern war heroes anytime soon. Under their leadership, Southern armies won victories at places like Chancellorsville, Manassas and the Shenandoah Valley that have long fascinated students of military his­tory. But Lee and Jackson are by no means the only …

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