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One failed promotion cost Captain William H. Watson his military career. Or so he thought. After resigning his commission, he was drafted back into the Union Army and paid a substitute to serve in his place rather than return as an enlisted man. Yet by the end of his life, he had become "Colonel" Watson. Episode 14 explores ambition, memory, and legacy.
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Captain William H. Watson gambled his military career on a promotion he believed was certain. Instead, he resigned his commission, watched his ambitions collapse, and was drafted back into the Union Army as an enlisted man. Join us for a story of ambition, reinvention, and the power of memory. Epis…
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