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Yank to Reb at Gettysburg: ‘All of us should be in better business.’

Just before dark I passed a Federal officer sitting on the ground with his back resting against a large oak tree. He called me to him, and when I went he politely asked me to give him some water. There was precious little in my canteen, but I let him empty it.… Read More Yank to Reb at Gettysburg: ‘All of us should be in better business.’

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