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When Confederates Saluted Ulysses S. Grant Instead of Shooting Him

In the movie How The West Was Won, there’s a scene set during the Civil War. A disillusioned Union private (played by George Peppard) and a similarly disillusioned Confederate soldier (Russ Tamblyn) befriend one another during the battle of Shiloh, … Continue reading

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