Memorial Day: Only a Private Killed

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Memorial Day is a time when we remember those who gave the ultimate sacrifice to their country. In 1861, after the Battle of Ball's Bluff, Hanford Gordon of the 1st MN Volunteers wrote a poem exploring this sentiment.

Duration

4 minutes, 37 seconds

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