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The South could “win” the war by not losing; the North could win only by winning. — James M. McPherson, Battle Cry of Freedom
Like my father before me
I will work the land.
And like my brother above me,
I took a rebel stand.
He was just 18, young and brave,
But a Yankee laid him in his grave. (more…)