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The Angel of Marye's Heights

The Angel of Marye's Heights
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  1. Kdawg16

    Kdawg16 (11 Mar 2013)

    At the battle of Fredericksburg in 1862, Richard Kirkland went into no man's land with canteens to help the Union soldiers crying for water. Initially the Union soldiers tried to shoot him, but then cheered when they realized what he was doing.

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