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General pays tribute to the soldiers who fought in Battle of Antietam
dan.dearth@herald-mail.comOn a small stage near a country church that witnessed some of the bloodiest fighting in American history, a U.S. Army general told several hundred people the story of a 15-year-old private who received the nation’s highest military honor during...Tags: U.S. Military, John Cook, Entertainment Events, U.S. Army, War of 1812
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Letters from a son: What Allentown's William Reichard saw at Antietam
He had never been in the smoky, confusing haze of gunfire. Never watched helplessly as strong young men fell dead in front of him. Until the Battle of Antietam, William Reichard didn't know war. Reichard, barely 20, left Allentown in the summer of...Tags: U.S. Army, Sociology, Career and Workplace, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Abraham Lincoln
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Cinco de Mayo not as widely celebrated in Mexico
A misnomer about Cinco de Mayo is that it's Mexican Independence Day. It's not. "Mexican Independence Day is Sept. 16, " said Juan Gonzalez, a Spanish professor at Northern State University. Cinco de Mayo -- May 5 in Spanish -- marks the date in...
Tags: Cinco de Mayo, Entertainment, Minority Groups, France, Armed Forces
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Ollin links arms with Pogues in act of St. Patrick's Day solidarity
It's a Catholic thing. It's an immigrant-underdog thing. It's an acoustic-punk thing. There are many reasons why, for the last 10 or 11 years — the precise number is lost in the fog of memory — the L.A. Chicano band Ollin has celebrated St....
Tags: Music, St. Patrick's Day, U.S. Army, Christianity, Republic of Ireland
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Property of the Week: 436 East Middle Turnpike
This vintage two-story home at 436 East Middle Turnpike in Manchester was built as a farmhouse in 1847 and has had the good fortune to survive in good stead for the past 165 years. Today, thanks to a series of architecturally sensitive owners, the home...
Tags: Petroleum Industry, General Electric Company, Mexico City, Lifestyle and Leisure, Old Saybrook
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Bragg led the Confederate forces, while Buell led the Union troops
smojica@amnews.comConfederate Gen. Braxton Bragg and Union Gen. Don Carlos Buell were the key leaders for their troops during the Civil War Battle of Perryville. Though both men represented very different interests during the Battle of Perryville, they shared some...Tags: U.S. Military, West Point, Ulysses S. Grant, Wars and Interventions, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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