Stories tagged “civil war”
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Unconditional Surrender
There was a reason why we called him “Unconditional Surrender” Grant. Most people tell it like he was some kind of saint, fighting for the safety and security of Old Glory. Anyone tells you that story, they sure as hell weren’t there....
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To: Peter C. Kincaid, Pike County, Ohio
Baton Rouge, February the 11th, 1861 Dearest Peter - I do hope this letter finds you in good health. I must apologize for the tardiness of my reply considering the turmoil currently underway here in the South (not to mention my current state of affairs...
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High orbit, Planet Lerange IV
Cla-clack The sharp noise of the magazine sliding home echoed of the bullet pocked metal walls. Captain Dennis P Walters sat behind a storage crate in corridor 1A, which lead from Engineering to the Command deck. He was bleeding out from the leg. ̶...
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Christmas Conditions
“Hey boy, I’m talking to you.” A nudge accompanied the voice. Dreams of Clara faded into the ugliness of Camp Sumter. A hollow face took shape- Bryan, an enemy but also a friend in misery. He was a confederate soldier who’d take...
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Bloody Silver and God's Own Smile
The rains pour tonight harder than I’ve ever felt, as the murky water beads falling from the skies run down the barrel of our guns. Some men try helplessly to scribble their last words into a book , but the rain had other plans. The rain always h...
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Cold Day with Sherman
A mumbled order comes filtering down the ranks, “Fix bayonets. Look lively.” The contradiction stirs but does not embolden. Bayonets are for close fighting, gruesome face to face encounters. We have no choice really; the pans won’t fi...
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Princess Vivandier
He was upon her, his urgency pounded out on her shell, “General Tilth needs you!” “My father?” Viva panicked. Dropping her load of aphid milk, she raced without question. Their scent moved at neuron speed up the line causing bar...