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rebelgrey57 :confederateflag: on Gab: 'In memory of Brig. Gen. William E. Starke, killed at Antietam on Sept. 17, 1862. During the Maryland Campaign, Starke was placed under arrest by Stonewall Jackson. Some “Foreign” troops were accused of vandalizing a store in Frederick. Starke commanded the Louisiana brigade, containing the famed Louisiana Tigers. Ordered to return to Frederick with his brigade so the culprits could be identified, Starke refused unless the other brigades in the division also returned. Jackson placed Starke under arrest but allowed him to remain in command. He helped with the investment of Harpers Ferry, and at Sharpsburg, was rushed to the Confederate left to shore up the line. Starke, commanding a demi-brigade, rushed out of the west woods into a clover field, countering the Federal advance. His brigades were caught in a crossfire. As Starke attempted to help get the brigade of Alabama and Virginia troops moving toward the Federals, he was struck by three bullets. Sources differ on whether…

rebelgrey57 :confederateflag: on Gab: 'In memory of Brig. Gen. George B. Anderson, mortally wounded at Antietam on Sept. 17, 1862. Anderson was heavily involved at the battle of Fox’s Gap, but survived unwounded. At Sharpsburg, his brigade was posted in the Sunken Lane (now Bloody Lane) during the middle portion of the fight. As the struggle for the Sunken Lane heightened, Anderson was struck in the foot, near the ankle joint. Under fire, he was hauled out of the Sunken Road and taken to the Piper Farm, where his wound was examined and declared to be not dangerous. He was later borne via a stretcher further to the rear, under fire, placed in an ambulance, and taken to Shepherdstown where he found refuge in the Boteler home. As the Confederate Army pulled back, Anderson was placed in a wagon and made his way to Staunton, catching a train through Richmond and on to Raleigh. It took him over a week to make the journey. Not long thereafter, it was discovered that the ball was still lodged in his ankle. Infection…

rebelgrey57 :confederateflag: on Gab: 'In memory of Brig. Gen. Lawrence O'Bryan Branch, killed at Antietam on Sept. 17, 1862. At the start of the Maryland Campaign, Stonewall Jackson had A. P. Hill under arrest, with Branch leading the Light Division. He was active in the capture of Harper’s Ferry and made the seventeen-mile march from Harpers Ferry to Sharpsburg on September 17, arriving late in the day. Most of the members of Branch’s brigade were posted on the hill overlooking Antietam Creek. Late in the day, as Branch was conferring with two other officers, a Federal soldier fired into the group, striking Branch as he was in the process of raising his field glasses to his eyes. Branch was instantly killed. One of Branch’s staff officers, Maj. Joseph Engelhard, escorted the general’s body home. In Richmond, Engelhard was met by four men, including William Blount and William Rodman, both relatives and former staff officers under Branch. When Branch’s remains arrived in Raleigh Thursday evening, military forces…

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Sources: Abyssinian Conquest - Phillip Jowett Hitler's War - David Irving Holy War - Ian Campbell Italo Balbo: A Fascist Life - Claudio Segre Mussolini: RJB Bosworth Mussolini: A New Life - Nicholas Farrell Mussolini: The Rise and Fall of Il Duce - Christopher Hibbert Mussolini's Italy - RJB Bosworth Mussolini's War - John Gooch Peacemakers - Margaret MacMillan Talks with Mussolini - Emil Ludwig The Pope and Mussolini - David I. Kertzer Voce Del Popolo - Benito Mussolini Chapters: Intro: 0:00 Early Life: 2:02 Switzerland: 16:26 Benito The Journalist: 25:30 Road To War: 42:00 The Great War: 1:04:26 The Mutilated Victory: 1:13:21 Birth Of The PNF: 1:24:05 March On Rome: 1:48:18 The Fascist Era Begins: 1:58:55 Mussolini At Peace (1925-32): 2:19:02 Mussolini At Peace (1932-35): 2:53:24 Mussolini At War: Ethiopia: 3:16:35 Into Hitler's Arms: 3:42:45 Mussolini: Saviour of Europe: 4:06:34 A Pact of Steel?: 4:17:02 The Great Temptation: 4:36:27 Two Imprudent Decisions: 4:47:00 Barbarossa To Torch (1941-42): 5:14:23 Stalingrad To Sicily (1942-43): 5:31:03 Deposed: 5:48:32 No Friend Left Behind: 6:13:00 The Social Republic (1943-44): 6:40:14 The End (1944-45): 6:59:26