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  1. 02-09-2012 03:16 PM #1
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    Jack Hinson: Civil War Sniper

    Jack Hinson: The Civil War Sniper - Gun News at Guns.com
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    Very interesting.

    Thanks for posting.

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    good read



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    Once I heard someone say... "Push a man into a corner and he'll fight you. But touch his children and he'll kill you!" Looks like Hinson lived by that code. I don't blame him.
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    Great article!
    "He that hath no sword, let him sell his garment & buy one" Jesus - Luke 22:36
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    Another good one David.
    Whenever You Try To Make Something IDIOT PROOF.........They Will Just Make Better IDIOTS!
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    Thanks Dave, great piece of history!
    “The philosophy of the classroom today will be the philosophy of government tomorrow” Abraham Lincoln
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    A copy of this book may be hard to obtain; The Civil War Diary of Wyman S White First Sergeant Company F United States Sharpshooters. One of the better information sources on Civil War sniping.
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    Very well written article i enjoyed reading it.
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