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On the Skirmish Line with the 136th NY "Ironclads" at Gettysburg
by Gordon Thorsby "Skirmish Line" by William Gilbert Gaul West Point Museum “It is a terrible experience to support batteries when...
Gordon Thorsby
Oct 10, 20224 min read
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Who Were the Dead in Rose’s Field at Gettysburg?
by Gordon Thorsby An Unknown soldier returned to SC from unknown origin Gardner's photographs after the Battle of Gettysburg documented...
Gordon Thorsby
Jun 30, 20225 min read
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Four Versions of Warren's Uh-Oh Moment on Little Round Top
by Gordon Thorsby View from Little Round Top 2021 Gens. George Meade and Dan Sickles were having an animated discussion in the Peach...
Gordon Thorsby
Jun 21, 20224 min read
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The "Ghost Train" in the Army of the Potomac
by Gordon Thorsby Does History repeats itself? Of course it does. Current events confirm it as we witness the Ukrainian conflict in...
Gordon Thorsby
Apr 11, 20223 min read
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The 2nd South Carolina's Advance on Bigelow's Battery at Gettysburg
by Gordon Thorsby Capt. McManus Marvel Comics had their Avengers but in the Civil War, South Carolina had Company H of the 2nd South...
Gordon Thorsby
Apr 5, 20224 min read
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Going Into Action The 5th US Artillery on Little Round Top
by Gordon Thorsby Battery D, 5th U.S. at Fredericksburg (Timothy O'Sullivan) Griffin’s West Point Battery went to Manassas, approved by...
Gordon Thorsby
Mar 31, 20223 min read
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The Zieglers, the Culps and the 87th Pennsylvania
by Gordon Thorsby Gettysburg National, Evergreen Cemetery in Background When Emanuel went to the enlist in the army on September 7, 1861,...
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Feb 16, 20224 min read
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The Misplaced Minnesota Sharpshooter, John A. Dolson
by Gordon Thorsby John A. Dolson was born in 1843 in Schuyler, IL. The family moved to Richfield, MN in the present day Minneapolis...
Gordon Thorsby
Feb 14, 20224 min read
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