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Wounded Warriors: Slings, crutches, and missing limbs are emblems of personal loss and patriotic sacrifice

The sight of a man missing an arm or leg rarely occurred before the Civil War, observed a newspaper editorial in the Confederate capital during the waning days of the conflict. Such individuals were a
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