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Civil War Hostage Tale Parallels Iran Scenario
A Fredericksburg 1862 hostage episode is recounted to compare with Iran's current U S embassy seizure. Prominent locals were seized as a wartime reprisal and held under harsh conditions before release in late September amid public relief and nostalgia for home.
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