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During the Battle of Savage’s Station on June 29, 1862, Confederates captured about 2,500 wounded Union soldiers from this makeshift field hospital photographed by James F. Gibson. The fellows in the straw hats are from the 16th New York Infantry. John Magruder’s slow advance during the battle got the Confederate sent west, to the District of Texas, New Mexico and Arizona.
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Mark Lovelady
Mark Lovelady Actually, Congress passed the Confiscation Act in 1862, allowing free black men to join the Union Army.
The Emancipation Proclamation was passed later, due to Lincoln's foresight, to free the black slaves in the South.
Yes, the Straw Hats were among the first units formed.
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Shawn Arrau Arrau
Shawn Arrau Arrau This early in the war there were no black soldiers yet....Emancipation hasn't happened yet. Unless you count black confederates. These guys were probably paroled and exchanged.
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The True History of Lonesome Dove
The True History of Lonesome Dove - True West Magazine
Martin Scorsese once said, “More than 90 percent of directing is the right casting.”
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Georgia Gannon Olson Lonesome Dove and The Searchers are my favorites! Great article.
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David Lambert
David Lambert Would've been a better article without the pointless ranking and shots taken at other authors. As far as I can tell, Cormac McCarthy doesn't need anything from Larry McMurtry, and McCarthy's books are plenty funny (albeit in a pitch black sort of way).
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Taming Ash Fork, Arizona
Taming Ash Fork, Arizona - True West Magazine
Recently I came across this article on my hometown situated on the Santa Fe Railroad line Old National Trail and the soon-to-be storied Route 66.
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Larry Nazmiye Carter Perhaps the "cleanup" is why Ash Fork is today a booming, vibrant city of nearly 500.
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Sue Chapman Butcher
Sue Chapman Butcher Those darn sporting women how dare them. On justice we know it is blind. So he didn't see any of this going on in his building. So what happen then? What book do I need to buy to find out how it ended?
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One of the Toughest Lawmen in the West
One of the Toughest Lawmen in the West - True West Magazine
Mike Meagher was one of the toughest lawmen in the West. At age 28, in 1871, the Irish born Meagher was appointed marshal of cowtown Wichita, Kansas.
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Johnny Bain
Johnny Bain He put pink outfits on bgad guys before he hung'em.
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Glen Woody
Glen Woody So enjoyed reading those magazines!!!!!
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Trail cowboys had little or no opportunity to wash up, usually had no change of clothing and slept on dirty blankets contaminated with animal hair. After three or so months on the cattle drive, cowboys would finally get a chance to bathe before heading into a cowtown to celebrate the end of the journey.
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Kevin Kirkpatrick These horses were used as a tool. They didn't fare well on grass alone and grain could not be hauled along. These water holes probably smelled as bad as the cowboy. Remember no one took baths often and most ppl had one pair of clothes. My dad says even in the 1940's ppl smelled horrible even in town
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