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aeronca65t

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I like history, but I'm not an American Civil War buff.
I've been to Gettysburg and some of the other, nearby sites.
In fact I have relatives that live in that area.
I've even had friends who did the Civil War re-enacting.
But for some reason, it's a part of history I haven're read much about.

Anyway, here's a five part newspaper story about Amos Humiston.
This story really "grabbed" me for some reason.

~Part One~

~Part Two~

~Part Three~

~Part Four~

~Part Five~
 
What an amazing, amazing story. I could not wait to finish one part so that I could begin the next. Thank you for sharing it.
I live about 50 miles from G'burg and drive through there occassionally; I will have to look for the monument the next time I drive to G'burg.
 
Fascinating...
 
Use to live in G'burg

Of course we called it Gaithersburg and it was in Md.
 
That is very interesting. Our family still has the letters that her great grandfather wrote to his wife over his entire service during the civil war. We don't touch them without wearing cotton gloves and now store them in a secure humidity controlled location, but the hardships that they endured was unbelievable,

And when it was over, the majority of the men had to walk home from wherever they were and that was not a pleasant trip back.
 
Interesting story.

At Appomattox, Grant told his men to take the Confederates's horses, but to let the men keep their rifles. Some did, some didn't. Then, you walked home, maybe to nothing.

Hard to imagine the impact, right here in the backyard, so to speak.
 
vagt6 said:
Interesting story.

At Appomattox, Grant told his men to take the Confederates's horses, but to let the men keep their rifles. Some did, some didn't. Then, you walked home, maybe to nothing.

Hard to imagine the impact, right here in the backyard, so to speak.
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This was so they could hunt something to eat.
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