"There is Jackson standing like a stone wall. Let us determine to die here, and we will conquer." - Barnard Elliott

#AmericanCivilWar #UnionArmy #CivilWar #Military #WordsOfVeterans

"If one road led to hell and the other to Mexico, I would be indifferent which to take." - Nathan B. Forrest

#Confederate #AmericanCivilWar #ConfederateArmy #VeteranFamily #WordsOfVeterans

SHENANDOAH - (1965)
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Last night's #Movie Directed by Andrew V. McLaglen and starring James Stewart with Doug McClure, Glenn Corbett, Patrick Wayne, and, in their film debuts, Katharine Ross & Rosemary Forsyth supporting. Set during the #AmericanCivilWar Flawed in many ways, yet still watchable.

"I'm well and strong and young - young enough to go to the front. If I can't be a soldier, I'll help soldiers.” - Clara Barton

#VANurse #AmericanCivilWar #BattleOfBullRun #Veteran #WordsOfVeterans

"A private soldier has as much right to justice as a major-general." - Abraham Lincoln

#16thUSPresident #AmericanCivilWar #BlackHawkWar #Veteran #WordsOfVeterans

I live near Admiral Farragut’s birthplace, and have considered doing an #AmericanCivilWar naval action of his. #DawnOfIron Mobile Bay scenario was on sale at #WargameVault and caught my eye— could I FDM 3D print ACW naval ships at 1/600? Results good so far…

"I am sorry that the movements of the armies cannot keep pace with the expectations of the editors of papers." - Robert E. Lee

#AmericanCivilWar #USArmy #WarVeteran #Military #WordsOfVeterans

17 September 1862: George McClellan halted the northward drive of Robert E. Lee's Confederate Army at the Battle of Antietam. #History #USA

The Battle of Antietam was the single bloodiest day in American military history. #AmericanCivilWar

There's still time left to take 25% off American Civil War titles! Use code S26-CW at checkout to activate your discount!

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"My dream is of a place and a time where America will once again be seen as the last best hope of earth." - Abraham Lincoln

#16thUSPresident #AmericanCivilWar #BlackHawkWar #Military #WordsOfVeterans

"War is cruelty. There is no use trying to reform it. The crueler it is, the sooner it will be over." - William Tecumseh Sherman

#UnitedStatesArmy #UnionArmy #AmericanCivilWar #Military #WordsOfVeterans

"John Brown's Body" (#Roud 771), originally known as "John Brown's Song", is a United States #marchingSong about the #abolitionist #JohnBrown. The song was popular in the #Union during the #AmericanCivilWar.

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LV Express: History lesson with VCE roadshow #Community #AmericanCivilWar #AmericanHistory

"Hug your friends tight, but your enemies tighter, hug 'em so tight they can't wiggle." - Lyndon B. Johnson

#USRepresentative #ColdWar #AmericanCivilWar #MilitaryPeople #WordsOfVeterans

"Our parson is not afraid of Yankee bullets, and I tell you he preaches like hell." - Andrew J. Grigsby

#AmericanCivilWar #MexicanWar #USVeteran #Veteran #WordsOfVeterans

ACW Rules will be available to buy at Colours 2026 this weekend, 5th September.
#wargames #wargaming #shedowar #ACW #AmericanCivilWar #HistoricalWargaming #MiniatureWargaming