Posted on Jun 15, 2016

The Pig War of 1859

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The crisis came on June 15, 1859, when Lyman Cutlar, an American, shot and killed a company pig rooting in his garden. https://www.nps.gov/sajh/learn/historyculture/the-pig-war.htm

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Interesting article, SGT John " Mac " McConnell

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