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The Civil War in Four Minutes: Battlefield Generals in the Civil War
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Garry Adelman of the Civil War Trust discusses the role that each rank of general had during battles in the Civil War.

VIDEO | Garry Adelman of the American Battlefield Trust discusses the role that each rank of general had during battles in the Civil War.

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