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‘Did it not seem real?’ – Sgt. Berry Benson’s Reverie

“And after the battle, then the slain and the wounded will rise, and all will meet together, under the two flags, all sound and well, and there will be talking and laughing and cheers, and all will say: Did it not seem real? Was it not as in the old days?”… Read More ‘Did it not seem real?’ – Sgt. Berry Benson’s Reverie

February 2, 2024 quriosityLeave a comment

‘We became quite friendly with the enemy’s pickets’

Once a Federal band came down the river and played “Dixie.” We cheered them vociferously, of course. Then it played “Yankee Doodle,” and the enemy cheered. Then “Home, Sweet Home,” and the cheer went up loud and long from both sides of the river.… Read More ‘We became quite friendly with the enemy’s pickets’

November 23, 2020February 1, 2024 quriosityLeave a comment

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