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Thank you for doing this! I think I've posted on your page before that a passion project of mine is following the footsteps of the 16th New York Regiment. In one of the regimental histories, the author complains at one point how the "Confederate Brigideers" in the War Department were refusing to release certain records to him. It was one of those things that I had sort of filed away as an interesting thing to look into but never thought to follow up on until this.
Thank you for doing this! I think I've posted on your page before that a passion project of mine is following the footsteps of the 16th New York Regiment. In one of the regimental histories, the author complains at one point how the "Confederate Brigideers" in the War Department were refusing to release certain records to him. It was one of those things that I had sort of filed away as an interesting thing to look into but never thought to follow up on until this.
Hi Nick. Glad to hear that you enjoyed the video and even more so that it helped to contextualize your own findings. I love those moments.