And then the rains came…
From the editor: In the Mississippi River Valley, heavy rains threaten to drown the entire Union Army, precariously camped on top of the levees. Watching ‘Cump’ Sherman drive his men in a downpour, Admiral David Dixon Porter describes his friend as "half sailor, half soldier, with a touch of the snapping turtle." Th…
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