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‘Devil Dan’
“IT WAS EITHER A GOOD LINE, or a bad one, and, whichever it was, I took it on my own responsibility….I took up that line because it enabled me to hold commanding ground, which, if the enemy had been allowed to take—as they would have taken it if I ha
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Lucky Seven
Few men in war want to use their sidearm unless forced to. But when the situation arises, why not have seven bullets in your pistol instead of six? Daniel Moore of the Moore Patent Firearms Company was among those who surely agreed with that. His .32
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Put Up or Shut Up
Because wars tend to feature short battles and long periods of inactivity in between, soldiers always did their best to pursue relaxing undertakings. One widely popular pursuit involved fishing in local rivers or ponds, a pastime that served a dual p

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