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A Duel to the Death: The suspicious death of an Iowa colonel catapults a subordinate to command before Iuka

By Brian Boeve  In the late summer of 1862, Maj. Gen. William S. Rosecrans moved his federals into Mississippi looking for Confederates. Brusque and argumentative, “Old Rosey” was under ordersContinue readingA Duel to the Death: The suspicious death of an Iowa colonel catapults a subordinate to command before Iuka

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