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Fragmented memories and a contested Trail of Browning's Ride
An interview recalls the origin of the poem Sheridan's Ride tied to Civil War figures James B. Murdock and Read. Stories portray battlefield chats at Gen. Rosecrans quarters, Read painting a scene from Winchester, and Murdock influencing the poem's theme. Anecdotes include Read's U.S. figures, a Jumping Creek boast, and a professor's family drama about a Chinese wife.
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Sheridan
Atone River
Gen. Rosecrans
James B. Murdock
Murdock
Cincinnati
Mite
Missionary Ridge
Murilock
Winchester
Bes
Browning
Ghent
Codure
Marper
Wincehexter
Renal
Murrock
Omer
Union League
Philadelphia
New Orleans
Rome
Sandy Forsyth
Col
O'Keefe
Forsyth
New Mexio
Lion
Fourth Oairy
Battle of
Five Forks
Gansing
John Gansing
Tan
Wiisbert