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‘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’

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