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Christmas turkey and a paroled tale from Gauley Bridge
A veteran recounts a Civil War Christmas at Gauley Bridge. Captain Rip Mont leads a reconnaissance amid scrub and cedar. an ambush by Confederate Lt Loughborough ends with a paroled exchange. The captain survives a deadly volley as his men escape.
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Sid Ding
Cox
Gatley Beidue
Christus
Conan
Kentucky
Rip Mont
Ralph
Susie
Hant
Gauley Bridge
Powis
Eanhain
Mint
Loughborough
Lopsborough
Mant
Tunt
Hunt
Tmt
Virginia
Richmond
Brooklyn