Civil War Times Magazine Feb.70 Rich Mountain McClellen Kershaw Railroad

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Civil War Times Illustrated
Volume 8 Number 10 February 1970
Contents:
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Battle of Rich Mountain
Through no particular fault of his own, McClellan contributed handsomely to his reputation in this small action, which more than anything else made him Commander in Chief. He was a lucky man that day, but the laurels of victory rightfully belonged to others at the Battle of Rich Mountain.
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We Rushed With A Yell
Wheeler's raids on Federal railroading in Tennessee in 1863 were models of threat and harassment. Here is the story of two such raids which caught the boys in blue with their guard down.
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Life in the North
During the Civil War this section remained relatively safe from the traumas and ravages of invasion, bloody battles, and scarcity of the necessities of life. Nevertheless, however, Northerners had their trials aplenty during the war years. They held out for the Union in spite of all, and therein lies their glory.
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General Joseph B. Kershaw - "Joe writes his own praise"
Several generals of the Civil War had sobriquets that characterized them - "Scrappy Billy Malone," "Extra Billy Smith," "Mudwall Jackson," and others - and let people know who they were. Joseph Brevard Kershaw didn't need such a nickname, however, for "Joe writes his own praise."
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Battle of the Books
The flood of material about the Civil War places stress on the floors of hundreds of libraries, and sorting out the good from the bad is no small task. A leading scholar gives a pertinent commentary on the value, relative worth, and general course of the ... Battle of the Books.
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