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  Hardee's Revised Stack Arms

  Hardee's Revised Stack Arms

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  General Casey's Stew

  General Casey's Stew

  Army cooks were provided mess kettles, pans, and not much information at the beginning of the war. In fact, they were usually men detailed from the ranks for the duty. General Silas Casey recognized this weakness and decided to help. We learn a little about his attempt to help educate the men of ...

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  Chesley Mosman Digs In!

  Chesley Mosman Digs In!

  Explore what it was like to dig in as a Civil War soldier. A veteran's account from the war is used as a guide to the work. Chesley A. Mosman was in the 59th Illinois and he provides great details on what pickets were doing to entrench outside Chattanooga in 1863.