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Florida’s “Cow Cavalry”
Napoleon Bonaparte once prophetically stated, “An army marches on its stomach.” A simple yet very truthful statement and a point that brought major concern and consternation to many a military leader before and after the French leader uttered those six … Continue reading
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Tagged 1st Battalion Florida Special Cavalry, Atlanta, Battle of Olustee, Charleston, Confederate Cavalry, Confederate Government, Confederate War Department, Cow Cavalry, Florida, Florida Confederates, John T. Lesley, Napoleon Bonaparte, Savannah, Tampa
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The Emancipation Proclamation: An International Turning Point
In his post “Thenceforward and Forever Free”: The Emancipation Proclamation as a Turning Point, Dan Vermilya makes a good case that the president’s executive action was a turning point of the war because it clarified Union war aims on the issue of … Continue reading
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