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unusual facts about McLain's Independent Battery Colorado Light Artillery


Second Battle of Newtonia

McLain's Colorado Light Artillery, supported by the 15th Kansas Cavalry, opened on the rebels.


Country Dick Montana

The band included: Dan McLain (aka Country Dick Montana), drums/vocals; Richard Banke (aka Skid Roper), mandolin/washboard/vocals; Robin Jackson, guitar/vocals; Paul Kamanski, guitar/vocals; Joey Harris, guitar/vocals; and Nino Del Pesco, bass/vocals.

Ellen McLain

McLain sang "Still Alive" and "Want You Gone", the ending credits songs to Portal and Portal 2, respectively, both of which were written by Jonathan Coulton.

George H. McLain

McLain also ran twice for the United States Senate: as a write-in Democrat in 1946 (special election) and for his party's nomination 1964, losing both times.

George P. McLain

Upon arrival in Los Angeles, McLain was a machinist with Perry and Woodward Company for three years and then joined the Griffith and Lynch Lumber Company, but he was best known for his ownership of an advertising, or bill-posting business.

James McLain

McLain took a run-in with a few Purple Gang members, They were fighting with him telling him that it was a Jewish area.

Jerry M. Wallace

Jerry McLain Wallace (born April 1935) is the 4th and current president of Campbell University in Buies Creek, North Carolina.

London Majors

In 1974, after Denny McLain had retired from the major leagues two years earlier, McLain played a season for the London Majors.

Music of Portal 2

Coulton wrote the lyrics and composed the song over the course of several days, with John Flansburgh assisting on electronic drums, and traveled to Valve's headquarters in January 2011 to record it with McLain.

Norm McRae

McLain, just two years removed from winning 31 games for the world champion 1968 Tigers (and one year after notching 24 victories for Detroit's 1969 club), had been suspended for much of the 1970 season by Commissioner of Baseball Bowie Kuhn on gambling allegations and had won only three of eight decisions.

This Guy's in Love with You

Denny McLain, MLB baseball pitcher, on his album Denny McLain At The Organ.

Tommy McLain

McLain appears along with the Mule Train Band in the Paul Newman film, The Drowning Pool.


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