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The Last Soldier to Die of Wounds Incurred During the Civil War

June 27, 2011 Daven Hiskey

##EMBED## Joshua L. Chamberlain was the last Civil War soldier to die of wounds incurred in the Civil War. He also has the distinction of being the only soldier to be battlefield promoted to General. Click Here for Sources and to Learn Why No One Knows Why Maine is Called Maine

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President Lincoln Originally Offered the Union Army Command to General Lee

January 27, 2011 Daven Hiskey

##EMBED## Click Here for Sources and to Learn More Interesting Civil War Related Facts Text Version General Lee was offered the position of the head of the Union army by Abraham Lincoln, but decided to lead the Confederate army instead as he couldn’t bring himself to lead troops against his native Virginia. Despite the Confederates being vastly outnumbered and not […]