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Explanation: In the US Civil War, the First Minnesota Infantry performed an extraordinary feat of discipline and resistance against the Confederate slaver forces, far superior to the much-celebrated (amongst traitorous slaver scum) Confederate Pickett's Charge. Wiki puts the 1st Minnesota's achievement better than I could:
It's almost as if fighting for freedom gives humans a reason to go hard.
🎵 As He died to make men holy 🎵
🎵 Let us die to make men free! 🎵