to make the nation one in whole northern and southern soldiers fault one of the
and southern soldiers fault one of the
and southern soldiers fault one of the most destructive wars in history a new
most destructive wars in history a new
most destructive wars in history a new nation built from the smoldering ashes
nation built from the smoldering ashes
nation built from the smoldering ashes of mind and body yet amid such turmoil
of mind and body yet amid such turmoil
of mind and body yet amid such turmoil in there were human dramas that elevated
in there were human dramas that elevated
in there were human dramas that elevated stout hardness one such incidents
stout hardness one such incidents
stout hardness one such incidents occurred in 1866 when a periodical the
occurred in 1866 when a periodical the
occurred in 1866 when a periodical the soldiers friend staged to contest Union
soldiers friend staged to contest Union
soldiers friend staged to contest Union veterans who had lost their right arm
veterans who had lost their right arm
veterans who had lost their right arm during the war were invited to submit
during the war were invited to submit
during the war were invited to submit samples of their penmanship using their
samples of their penmanship using their
samples of their penmanship using their left hand the magazine received hundreds
left hand the magazine received hundreds
left hand the magazine received hundreds of scribbled interests first prize went
of scribbled interests first prize went
of scribbled interests first prize went to young Jesse Pendergast he was a
to young Jesse Pendergast he was a
to young Jesse Pendergast he was a 25-year old cabinet maker we in here
25-year old cabinet maker we in here
25-year old cabinet maker we in here listed in a Massachusetts regiment
listed in a Massachusetts regiment
listed in a Massachusetts regiment Pendergrass submitted a 10-page memoir
Pendergrass submitted a 10-page memoir
Pendergrass submitted a 10-page memoir look at that lighting I challenge any of
look at that lighting I challenge any of
look at that lighting I challenge any of you to try and imagine he’s doing it
you to try and imagine he’s doing it
you to try and imagine he’s doing it with this other hand and in this memoir
with this other hand and in this memoir
with this other hand and in this memoir he talks about his army service and in
he talks about his army service and in
he talks about his army service and in the fight near petersburg pinned the
the fight near petersburg pinned the
the fight near petersburg pinned the glass was standing in an earthwork when
glass was standing in an earthwork when
glass was standing in an earthwork when he wrote an enemy shell exploded and
he wrote an enemy shell exploded and
he wrote an enemy shell exploded and wounded me so badly that it was
wounded me so badly that it was
wounded me so badly that it was necessary to amputate my right arm I
necessary to amputate my right arm I
necessary to amputate my right arm I also lost he said two fingers and the
also lost he said two fingers and the
also lost he said two fingers and the thumb of my left hand look at it he
thumb of my left hand look at it he
thumb of my left hand look at it he hasn’t got a writing arm he got a stump
hasn’t got a writing arm he got a stump
hasn’t got a writing arm he got a stump for a farm a stop for forefinger and
for a farm a stop for forefinger and
for a farm a stop for forefinger and Ling finger and then he’s got his
Ling finger and then he’s got his
Ling finger and then he’s got his another thing thing is okay the middle
another thing thing is okay the middle
another thing thing is okay the middle fingers gone too and yet he submitted
fingers gone too and yet he submitted
fingers gone too and yet he submitted that beautiful work of penmanship to win
that beautiful work of penmanship to win
that beautiful work of penmanship to win this award is a incredible story
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