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I had to get this one back to the library, so I'm going on memory a bit. Generally, I really like this book, though I'm still mystified over the reenactment craze. And I'm saying this as a Virginian who grew up with the Civil War, could rattle off casualty figures for various battles (both North and South), called people north of the Potomac, "Yankees," and who even went to a Robert E. Lee High School (of which there must be dozens throughout the South). At some point, I just didn't care that mu
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May 12, 2014
Keith Bado
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Feb 16, 2018
Juliana Philippa
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Jul 17, 2019
Meghan
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Oct 15, 2020
Charlene Oleah
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Dec 05, 2020
Traci
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Jul 02, 2023
Deborah
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