Never Desert the Old Flag: 50 Stories of Union Battle Flags and Color-Bearers at Gettysburg (Michael Dreese - AG) Douglass Milroy’s controversial decision to stand

Milroy’s controversial decision to stand and fight pitted his outnumbered and largely inexperienced men against some of Lee’s finest veterans

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Never Desert the Old Flag: 50 Stories of Union Battle Flags and Color-Bearers at Gettysburg (Michael Dreese - AG) Douglass Milroy’s controversial decision to standby Michael Dreese 50 Stories of Union Battle Flags and Color Bearers at Gettysburg Here are fifty fascinating stories of Union color bearers and their flags during the climactic three day Battle of Gettysburg. What powerful mystique did these battle flags hold that caused ordinary men to perform almost super human deeds? Why did men vie for the honor of carrying these banners when death or serious injury was almost always the inevitable result? These