An Incident in the Iron Brigade at Gettysburg: “Abe, Pull the Shuck”
Life on the Civil War Reserach Trail
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On July 1, 1863, at Gettysburg, color sergeant Burlington “Burl” Cunningham expressed his eagerness to unfurl the regimental colors of the 19th Indiana Infantry. A staff officer ordered him not to do so. Cunningham brought them out anyway—here is what happened.
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