Son of a Gun(2019)
A Ball Tale
Nearly a decade after the Civil War, a doctor in Vicksburg submitted a story to a medical journal that has since become legend.
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Nearly a decade after the Civil War, a doctor in Vicksburg submitted a story to a medical journal that has since become legend.
Release Date
2019-02-22
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A Ball Tale
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