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Many of the men killed at Gettysburg died with sore feet. Having worn brogans - the standard-issue shoes for Civil War soldiers - for days at a time, I can tell you they are instruments of torture.

Gettysburg is the most recognized battle of the Civil War. It was the longest single battle, taking place over three days. Only sieges such as Vicksburg, Miss., or Petersburg, Va., lasted longer. It ...

In a previous article ( http://www.officer.com/article/11587055/lessons-in-leadership-general-buford-at-the-battle-of-gettysburg) we discussed Union General John ...

1. Lee thought he could demoralize Union forces by invading Pennsylvania. In late spring 1863, the Union Army captured Vicksburg, Mississippi. Union generals hoped to split the Confederacy in half and ...

In years since the Battle of Gettysburg, it has been called the high-water mark of the Confederacy - the beginning of the end of its hopes for succession from the Union. Historians develop different ...

This post is in partnership with the History News Network, the website that puts the news into historical perspective. A version of the article below was originally published at HNN. On the eve of the ...

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