Battle of Lynchburg Tour: Stories from the Cemeteries
American Civil War
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10m
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Running the Vicksburg Batteries
Following his failure to take Vicksburg in the final months of 1862. Major General Ulysses S. Grant decides to pivot his Army of the Tennessee to the Mississippi River. Grant hopes that, with his cooperation with Rear Admiral David D. Porter's Mississippi Squadron, he can find a way to bypass the...
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The Peace Martyr of the Shenandaoh Va...
John Kline was a man of great faith. Living near current Broadway, he put on thousands of miles as a missionary for the German Baptist Brethren Church. HIs practice of faith made other suspect him, on both sides. Spend a few minutes and meet a man we have great respect for, and didn’t deserve the...
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The Mississippi Rifle
Although it was 20 years old at the outbreak of the Civil War, the M1841 “Mississippi” Rifle played a large role in the fight, both in action as well as helping develop the main weapons of the day. Join Andy as he looks at this rifle, its roots, and how it served in the Civil War.
