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Teaching the Civil War

4 months

Waking up to over 7,000 followers. Thank you so much to all of my new followers. I mostly post about topics related to the American Civil War, education and occasionally the Hershey Bears hockey team. I truly appreciate the support. #Gettysburg161

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July 2, 1863: The situation in Gettysburg #Gettysburg161

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After two days of fighting, Lee has a new plan for attacking Meade. #Gettysburg #Gettysburg161

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Upon hearing distant gunfire, John Burns grabbed his old musket and powder horn and headed out to fight with the nearest Union regiment and eventually reached the 150th PA. Wounded several times, Burns was the only civilian to fight at Gettysburg. #gettysburg161

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Meanwhile, General Lee is wondering where is cavalry could be. #gettysburg161 #Gettysburg @CanvaEdu

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As Union forces retreated under Confederate advances in Seminary Ridge. Sallie, the faithful mascot of the 11th PVI, was left behind. She stayed with the dead and wounded until being found days later. #Gettysburg161

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Major General John F. Reynolds was the highest ranking officer killed at the Battle of Gettysburg.

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Coming soon… #Gettysburg #Gettysburg161

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This flag of the 151st PVI saw action at Gettysburg. What an incredible experience to see these flags up close #Gettysburg #Gettysburg161

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Good night friends...

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9:30am - Federal divisions of French and Richardson begin to assault the sunken road position in the Confederate center held by Major General D. H. Hill’s division. There is a great deal of bloody fighting until the position is finally taken by Federal forces at 1pm. #antietam

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On this day in 1865, four accomplices of John Wilkes Booth are hanged at Washington D.C.'s Fort McNair for their part in the assassination of President Lincoln.

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Did you know that approximately 653 cannons were assigned to the two armies (372 to the Union Army and 281 to the Confederate Army) in the Gettysburg Campaign? Today, there are about 370 on the field. #Gettysburg #Gettysburg161

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General Buford on the lookout for Confederates #gettysburg161

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At the end of the day, 23,000 soldiers were killed, wounded or missing after 12 hours of fighting. The Battle of Antietam ended the Army of Northern Virginia's first invasion into the North and led Abraham Lincoln to issue the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation. #antietam

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Cushing's leather glove burned away as he held his thumb on the vent of a gun. When his body was recovered, they noticed the flesh had burned to the bone. He was also struck in the shoulder and abdomen. Holding his guts in his hand he continued to exhort his soldiers. #Gettysburg

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My latest colorization: Confederate General Robert E. Lee sitting on the porch of his home in Richmond, Virginia. This photo was taken by Mathew Brady less than a week after he surrendered at the Appomattox courthouse in 1865. #sschat #teachcivilwar

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July 3, 1863 - Dale Gallon's print, "The Day is Ours" depicts General Armistead leading his Virginians across the wall at the High-Water Mark during Pickett's Charge. Gallon shows Armistead crossing the wall just north of where the 72nd Pa monument stands today. #Gettysburg161

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Armistead's brigade made the farthest progress through the Union lines. Armistead was mortally wounded near "The Angle", at what is now termed the "high-water mark of the Confederacy". His success was not reinforced, and his men were quickly killed or captured. #Gettysburg161

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July 1, 1863 - General Robert E. Lee and his staff passed the inn at Cashtown as General Anderson's Brigade was moving along the road en route to Gettysburg and destiny. My "then and now" version using Mort Kunstler's Distant Thunder painting. #Gettysburg161

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"The truth is, when bullets are whacking against tree trunks and solid shot are cracking skulls like eggshells, the consuming passion in the breast of the average man is to get out of the way." Pvt. David L. Thompson, Company G, 9th NY #antietam

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On the evening of July 2nd, General Hancock ordered the 1st Minnesota to “Charge those lines” of advancing Alabamans. #Gettysburg #Gettysburg161

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As the fighting begins to die down, thousands of killed and wounded soldiers are scattered across the battlefield. For some the fight is just beginning as they battle wild hogs, infection and the surgeon #Gettysburg #Gettysburg161

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On June 3, 1863, the Army of Northern Virginia begins moving west from Fredericksburg across the Blue Ridge Mountains and into the Shenandoah Valley. The Gettysburg Campaign has begun. #teachcivilwar #gettysburg160

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Wishing everyone a fantastic week.

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Meanwhile over on Culp's Hill, the fighting continues... #Gettysburg #Gettysburg161

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The famous 3 captured Confederate soldiers pose for Mathew Brady on Seminary Ridge in the aftermath of the Gettysburg. This photo was probably made on July 15, 1863, the day before 2500 Confederate prisoners were sent to prison camps in the North. #Gettysburg161 #Gettysburg

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Almost time... #Gettysburg161

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So this guy is about to get a wake up call....

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4pm - Confederates commanded by Major General AP Hill begin arriving on the field, after completing a 17 mile march from the Harper’s Ferry area. Hill’s division counter-attacks Federal IX Corps #antietam

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"Under a towering oak near the Dunker Church lay the lifeless form of a drummer boy, apparently not more than 17 years of age... By his side lay his tenor drum, never to be tapped again." Pvt. J. D. Hicks, 125th PVI #antietam

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As fighting intensified along Cemetery Ridge, Catholic priest Fr. William Corby stood on a rock and gave absolution to the troops before they charged into battle. #Gettysburg #Gettysburg161

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When in Philly

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For those who are asking / commenting about Sickles, I highly recommend Sickles at Gettysburg by my friends James Hessler. #Gettysburg #Gettysburg161

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"We were glad that the storm had passed and that victory was perched on our banners," wrote Tillie Pierce, "but, oh, the horror and desolation that remained." #Gettysburg160

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In the aftermath of the battle over 51,000 soldiers were killed, wounded or captured. Of those, roughly 7,000 were killed and their bodies littered the battlefield. #gettysburg161

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Confederate forces would attack across the fields of the Rose Farm only to be held off by Union troops. The dead lay in the fields for days after the battle #Gettysburg #Gettysburg161

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10am - Major General Ambrose Burnside has received orders to assault the bridge to his front. The stone bridge is finally taken by Sturgis’s division of Federal IX Corps around 1. The rest of the IX Corps is across Antietam Creek and advancing towards Sharpsburg. #antietam

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#Gettysburg160 #Gettysburg @CanvaEdu

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And this guy is sitting in camp saying, "tomorrow is my big day! I'm going yell bayonets! and everyone will love me. " #Gettysburg160

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It's nearly a mile of open ground that the Confederates will have to cross in order to reach their objective on Cemetery Ridge. #Gettysburg #Gettysburg161

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Elizabeth Thorn, the wife of the caretaker of Evergreen Cemetery, was 6 months pregnant when she buried more than 90 soldiers, mostly by herself in the brutal heat. #Gettysburg161 #Gettysburg

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Approximately 5,000 dead animals litter the fields around Gettysburg. Most are horses, difficult to move and bury. So the bloated bodies are dumped in huge piles, doused with kerosene and set afire. Some massive mounds of horseflesh will burn for two weeks. #Gettysburg161

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"The third shell struck and killed my horse and bursting, blew him to pieces, knocked me down, of course, and tore off my right arm..." Pvt. Ezra E. Stickley, Company A, 5th Virginia Infantry #antietam

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Sgt William H. Carney was the 1st African American to win the Medal of Honor. He was born a slave and fought with the 54th Mass during the Civil War. He was awarded the Medal in 1900 for saving the regimental colors during the Battle of Fort Wagner

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The Irish Wolfhound forever guarding the Irish Brigade monument in Gettysburg.

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I need a Gettysburg getaway weekend

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My view at the moment… #gettysburg

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OTD in 1912, Clara Barton dies. Clara was known as the "Angel of the Battlefield" by providing medical supplies and caring for wounded soldiers during the Civil War. You can learn more about Clara at: #teachcivilwar #sschat

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After nearly 7hrs of sustained attacks and counterattacks on Culp's Hill, "the Union line was intact and held more strongly than before" #Gettysburg #Gettysburg161

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Quick video showing the location of where the speakers stand would have been when Lincoln recites the Gettysburg Address. Many believe it was on the spot of the Soldiers National Monument but it was I. Fact behind that location and partially in Evergreen Cemetery

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June 28, 1863: At 3 a.m., General George Gordon Meade awakened in his tent just outside of Frederick, Maryland by a courier from President Lincoln ordering him to take command of the Federal Army of the Potomac. #gettysburg160

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"I was lying on my back, supported on my elbows, watching the shells explode overhead and speculating as to how long I could hold up my finger before it would be shot off, for the very air seemed full of bullets.. " Lt. Matthew J. Graham, 9th NY #antietam

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Arriving near the infamous "Cornfield", Clara Barton watched as surgeons dressed the soldiers' wounds with corn husks. Medical supplies still enroute to Antietam when Miss Barton arrived with a wagon load of bandages and other medical supplies." #antietam

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June 29, 1863: Colonel Joshua Chamberlain lead his men north from Frederick. Sgt. Charles Proctor was carrying the regimental flag, but he was belligerently drunk. He began spouting abuse at some of the officers, who took the flag away from him. #gettysburg160

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"All the wounded of our brigade, numbering hundreds, were carried to a large straw-stack, which had to answer for a hospital ... Here I saw one poor man with a bullet in his forehead, and his brains protruding from the hole made by the ball." Fr. William Corby #antietam

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Happy St. Patrick's Day

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Barksdale’s Mississippians would smash into Sickles’ salient and drive the Union troop back to Cemetery Ridge. The Trostle farm would be caught right in the middle of it all. #Gettysburg #Gettysburg161

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July 1, 1863: Scouts near Harrisburg determined the strength of the enemy force was: "Ewell, 23,000 men, 48 pieces; Longstreet, 30,000 men, 122 pieces; Hill, 24,000 men, pieces unknown; Early, 15,000 men, 26 pieces All groups were reported moving in the direction of Gettysburg.

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John Burns was a veteran of the War of 1812 and at age 69 he fought as the only civilian to fight with the Union Army at Gettysburg. I first colorized this image maybe 10 years ago and always wanted to redo it. I am much happier with new version. #sschat #teachcivilwar

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As the sun sets on July 4, 1863 citizens of Gettysburg emerge and begin to realize the "great task before them." They must put the pieces of their lives back together while supporting the wounded and burying the dead. #Gettysburg161

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One observer wrote, "General Pickett came down from the direction of the battlefield weeping bitterly, and said to the officer commanding the picket: 'Don't stop any of my men. Tell them to come to the camp we occupied last night" #Gettysburg160

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Wiliam Faulkner reflected on Pickett’s Charge: "Pickett himself with his long oiled ringlets and his hat in one hand probably and his sword in the other looking up the hill waiting for Longstreet to give the word " #Gettysburg #Gettysburg161

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Confederate dead, killed on July 2, 1863, are laid out for burial in the Rose Farm in Gettysburg. #Gettysburg160 #Gettysburg

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My latest colorizations. Confederate veterans of the Battle of Gettysburg at the 1913 reunion. The woman in the image is also seen in other photos from the event. #CivilWar #Gettysburg

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For many soldiers, tonight will be the last night they get to sleep under the stars. Some 7,000 will lose their lives over the next 3 days in Gettysburg. #Gettysburg

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Honey I’m home #gettysburg

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Saying hello to an old friend… #Gettysburg

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Happy 208th birthday to General George Gordon Meade the “Old Snapping Turtle”

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Great flag at the encampment near the PA monument today in Gettysburg

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While standing near a battery during the fighting on LRT, Brig. Gen. Stephen Weed was mortally wounded. Lt. Charles Hazlett came to his aid and was shot in the head as he knelt down to hear what Weed was saying. #Gettysburg161 #Gettysburg

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On July 1, 1863, Gettysburg resident John Burns, heard distant gunfire and grabbed his musket and powder horn and headed out the door to volunteer with the nearest Union regiment. Burns found the 150th PVI and requested to fight alongside the regiment. #Gettysburg160

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“We can not dedicate – we can not consecrate – we can not hallow – this ground. “

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Gettysburg, July 2, 1863 - 2023 #Gettysburg160 #Gettysburg

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July 14, 1863: Letter to Meade from Lincoln - “My dear general, I do not believe you appreciate the magnitude of the misfortune involved in Lee’s escape. He was within your easy grasp, and to have closed upon him would, in connection with our other successes, have ended the war."

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Happy Birthday to the “Old Snapping Turtle” George Gordon Meade.

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As the fighting moves on toward town and Cemetery Hill, the McPherson Barn becomes a field hospital for the wounded. #Gettysburg

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General Meade, satisfied that the assault was repulsed rode to the summit of Cemetery Hill to see if the Rebels had renewed their attack of the evening before. At the Cemetery he was soon met by a large group of officers who came to offer their congratulations. #Gettysburg160

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The aftermath... #Gettysburg160

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Little Round Top at Gettysburg close to reopening

Gettysburg, Pa. (WHTM) – Little Round Top in the Gettysburg National Military Park has been closed to the public since July of 2022. Since then, the site has been getting a much-needed makeov…

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July 7, 1865: four accomplices of John Wilkes Booth - George Atzerodt, David Herold, Lewis Powell, and Mary Surratt are executed by hanging at the Old Penitentiary in Washington, for their part in the assassination conspiracy. #sschat

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Good morning. The Clara Barton monument at @antietamnps1862

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Joshua Chamberlain did not single handedly win the battle of Gettysburg!

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2/2 Aftermath of Gettysburg - "he was so decayed so we hitched his belt to his legs and dragged him along, and no sooner did we start with him than his scalp slipped right off. We just turned him in on his side and covered him with earth." Unidentified farm boy. #Gettysburg161

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“The din of artillery and musketry was deafening... my eyes were upon Hancock’s figure. I thought him the most striking man I ever saw on horseback, magnificent in the flush and excitement of battle when he uttered an exclamation and I saw that he was reeling in the saddle.”

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Remembering Pennsylvania’s Medal of Honor recipients from the Battle of Antietam. #antietam

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“This has been a sad day for us, Colonel, a sad day; but we can’t always expect to gain victories.” General Robert E. Lee to Colonel A. J. Lyon Fremantle after Pickett’s Charge failed at Gettysburg. July 3, 1863. #Gettysburg161 #Gettysburg

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Late on July 2nd, General Meade telegraphs Hallock saying “I shall remain in my present position tomorrow” and then Meade calls for his subordinates to gather at his headquarters for a Council of War in order to be "better advised of the condition of the army" #Gettysburg161

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Tillie Pierce also wrote, “Nothing before in my experience had ever paralleled the sight we then and there beheld. There were the groaning and crying, the struggling and dying, crowded side by side, while attendants sought to aid and relieve them as best they could." #Gettysburg

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OTD in 1865 In Appomattox, Virginia - Robert E. Lee surrenders his 28,000 Confederate troops to Union General Ulysses S. Grant, effectively ending the American Civil War. My colorization of the McLean House #teachcivilwar #sschat

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Upon returning home, Elizabeth Thorn would write “The legs of six soldiers had been amputated on the beds in our house and they were ruined with blood. The bodies of dead soldiers littered the ground." #Gettysburg161

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On July 5, 1863, Father Francis Burlando, the Chaplain of the Daughters of Charity in Emmitsburg, and a small group of Sisters traveled to Gettysburg to care for wounded soldiers. #Gettysburg161 #Gettysburg

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Give ‘em hell, 54th!

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October 16, 1859: the Harpers Ferry raid occurred, marking a crucial tipping point toward the Civil War. 10 raiders lost their lives in the attack. #HarpersFerry #CivilWar

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Anyone seen my tall hat and watch fob (it's gold)? I'm going to meet some friends to thump our chests and talk about the upcoming charge.

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ETA 45 minutes…

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My latest colorization - "General Grant's Council of War" in the field near Massaponax Church, VA., taken by Timothy O'Sullivan on May 21, 1864.

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Alonzo Cushing was commander of Battery A 4th US Artillery stationed at The Angle. Confederate artillery nearly wiped out his unit. Some men tried to flee when a wheel on a gun was destroyed so he pointed his pistol and ordered them to replace it and return to their station

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When in #Gettysburg one must refuel at @sheetz

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