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Gordon Thorsby
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One of the Last Cavalry Charges, Mine Creek
by Gordon Thorsby On October 25, The Battle of Mine Creek (aka Battle of Osage) was a small fight in terms of casualties. However, it was...
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May 31, 20224 min read
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Damn the Torpedoes? ...Close but Not Quite.
by Gordon Thorsby An August Morning at the Battle of Mobile Bay by William Heysham Overend Grant was stuck at Petersburg, Sherman seemed...
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Apr 21, 20224 min read
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Who was the Fourth Michigan Trooper Who Lost His Canteen
by Gordon Thorsby Paint may have old and the brush that it was applied was stiff The troopers of the 4th Michigan Cavalry had stories of...
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Apr 18, 20223 min read
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Samuel Thurston, Died of Wounds in 1897?
by Gordon Thorsby The Grand Rapids Herald reported 9, February, 1897 that Samuel Thurston, Civil War veteran had died of his wounds. Is...
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Mar 23, 20223 min read
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