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May 31, 20224 min read
One of the Last Cavalry Charges, Mine Creek
by Gordon Thorsby On October 25, The Battle of Mine Creek (aka Battle of Osage) was a small fight in terms of casualties. However, it was...
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Gordon Thorsby
Apr 21, 20224 min read
Damn the Torpedoes? ...Close but Not Quite.
by Gordon Thorsby An August Morning at the Battle of Mobile Bay by William Heysham Overend Grant was stuck at Petersburg, Sherman seemed...
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Gordon Thorsby
Apr 18, 20223 min read
Who was the Fourth Michigan Trooper Who Lost His Canteen
by Gordon Thorsby Paint may have old and the brush that it was applied was stiff The troopers of the 4th Michigan Cavalry had stories of...
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Gordon Thorsby
Mar 23, 20223 min read
Samuel Thurston, Died of Wounds in 1897?
by Gordon Thorsby The Grand Rapids Herald reported 9, February, 1897 that Samuel Thurston, Civil War veteran had died of his wounds. Is...
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