"Silent Cavalry: How Union Soldiers from Alabama Helped" Topic
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Tango01  | 08 Sep 2024 3:55 p.m. PST |
…Sherman Burn Atlanta--and Then Got Written Out of History "A Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist reveals the little-known story of the Union soldiers from Alabama who played a decisive role in the Civil War, and how they were scrubbed from the history books. We all know how the Civil War was by courageous Yankees who triumphed over the South. But as veteran journalist Howell Raines shows, it was not only soldiers from Northern states who helped General William Tecumseh Sherman burn Atlanta to the ground, but also an unsung regiment of 2,066 Alabamian yeoman farmers—including at least one member of Raines's own family. Called the First Alabama Cavalry, USA, these "Mountain Unionists" were the point of the spear that Sherman drove through the heart of the Confederacy. The famed general hailed their skills and courage. So why don't we know anything about them? …"
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| TimePortal | 08 Sep 2024 4:01 p.m. PST |
Yes, I talked about the unit is several earlier posts. Man magazine articles have been written as well. |
 ColCampbell | 09 Sep 2024 7:12 a.m. PST |
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| Tango01 | 09 Sep 2024 2:46 p.m. PST |
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| Ammianus | 25 Sep 2024 1:25 p.m. PST |
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| Tango01 | 22 Oct 2024 3:48 p.m. PST |
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