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Gen. William Schouler and Massachusetts Going to War
In addition to making order out of chaos as Massachusetts regiments went off to war, Gen. Schouler (1814-1872) rocked some serious whiskers. Not all generals achieve their victories and great deeds on...
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John Albion Andrew, from frontispiece of “A History of Massachusetts in the Civil War” by William Schouler, 1868 On January 8, 1861 at noon, a battery of cannons on Boston Common commenced fire. The...
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