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Today marks the anniversary of the 1855 Battle of Eupatoria, in which the Ottomans, supported by the French and British Navy, defeated the Russians.

The Crimean War was watched closely by Americans, and offered lessons that would save lives in the coming Civil War.

"The results of military surgery in the Crimea shows that the success of amputations was very fair when performed early, but most unfortunate when they were put off for any length of time. This was the case, it would seem, both in the English and French armies."

Source:
"Gross, S.D., A Manual of Military Surgery; or, Hints on the emergencies of Field, Camp and Hospital Practice," Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott, 1862, via HathiTrust Digital Library, accessed June 4, 2020, .

Image credit:
Adolphe Yvan, "Bataille d'Eupatoria (1854)," via Wikimedia Commons.

Early Bird Registration is OPEN for the 159th Anniversary Reenactment of the Battle of Cedar Creek! Early Registration is $25 and rolls over into Regular Registration ($30) on April 30th!

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Established in 1853 and opened the following year, Evergreen Cemetery was Gettysburg's first non-denominational cemetery. Located on a prominent hill overlooking the town, the site was chosen a decade later as the linchpin in a strong Northern defensive position during the Battle of Gettysburg.