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Contents preface ix 1. The Brewing Storm 1 2. The Taste of Humiliation 43 3. Redemption, Destruction, and Occupation 91 4. The Brute: General Robert Milroy 135 5. The Chess Game 169 6. “Whirling through Winchester” 207 Epilogue 251 selected biographical sketches 267 notes 271 bibliography 333 index 363 Illustrations follow page 134 Winchester. Adapted from an 1862 map by Jed Hotchkiss. Robert Tolar. ...

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