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"The Pleasures and Perils of Picketing in View of the Enemy"
New for February 2026
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26m
During the early days of the war, the country community of Bailey's Crossroads, Va., lay between the defenses of Washington, D.C., and Confederate outposts on Munson's Hill. A report of life on the Union picket lines during this time is a unique and sometimes light-hearted view.
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