Jack the Terrier Was a Loyal Friend to His Confederate Master—but No Soldier
Life on the Civil War Research Trail
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During the evacuation of Petersburg on April 2, 1865, Surgeon John Herbert Claiborne paused when he realized his Scotch terrier, Jack, had gone missing. Claiborne dispatched the chief of his hospital ambulance corps to go find him. Here's what happened.
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