healing glow
Dec 27, 2018
3 minutes
BY KAYLIN KAUPISH, EDITORIAL ASSISTANT
ILLUSTRATION BY STUART BRIERS
MOST PEOPLE who knew Bill Martin, a high school student in Bowie, Maryland, knew he was a Civil War buff. His interest started because of his father, Bill, Sr., who read all sorts of books on American history. Bill and his family visited battlefields across the country, including Shiloh in southwestern Tennessee. There he learned about the geography of the area, the events leading up to the battle and the staggering death toll suffered on both sides.
After returning from their trip,
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