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Narrow Escape of General Schofield in Confederate Fire
A Memphis veteran recounts a close call during the Civil War as Col Schofield narrowly escaped a shot from Ozanne of Memphis amid Washington Artillery fire at Tennessee maneuvers. The tale spans Gettysburg to Manassas, highlighting wartime peril and postwar reconciliation.
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