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During the Civil War some smooth talking Virginians convinced him to sell them huge numbers of bugles and when war ended, Captain Baack was dead broke. His pals offered to set him up in business but he was too proud to borrow money; he sat in his chair for four years and died.
From VLCMxy #1, Pages 49-51: Baack, What I remember · 16 May 1985
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