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War nears end with Overland Campaign

January 1864 marked the expiration of the term of enlistment for William Ferguson Leslie of the Ligonier Valley and the rest of the original three-year enlistees of the 11th Regiment of Pennsylvania.Out of patriotism and devotion – as well as a generous bonus – more than three-fourths of the men re-enlisted as veteran volunteers. This [...]

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