Tag: Union
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Even Male Nurses Need a Place to Sleep
Male nurses are an interesting subject to discuss, especially these days. However, I want to point out a story of one particular male nurse in the American Civil War who deserved to lay his head somewhere. Union officer David Lane served as a nurse for a time in the 17th Michigan Volunteer Infantry. He provided […]
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Chevron: Trending or Long-standing Tradition?
(Photo Cred: Divine Consign) I recently stumbled upon this American Civil War portrait on Daily Observations From The Civil War. They regularly post such pictures of officers either stoned-faced or mildly smirking from their experience of being in such a portentous picture of themselves. I usually glance over them or laugh when I come across […]
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Jeb Stuart: Lootin’, Shootin’, & Kickin’ Up Dust
Its not very often I read through my local newspaper. Aside from my news sources being mainly online, I only access a physical newspaper at work. Nevertheless, I skimmed through the “History” section of The News Star recently and came across a snippet about ole’ Jeb Stuart (or General James Ewell Brown Stuart of the Confederate […]
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Are You Cussin’ Me!?
I regularly listen to the well-known podcast Stuff You Should Know (Check these guys out if you want a good chuckle). As I was podcast “shopping” the other day, I stumbled upon another How Stuff Works affiliated podcast called Stuff You Missed In History Class. I was really looking for a good go to Civil War podcast, which I […]
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