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spring chicken

____________________ Come to find out, Meherrin Station Virginia is the site of a historical marker which commemorates two Civil War-related events. Federal cavalry units were in the area during the Wilson–Kautz Raid in late June 1864. The raid’s mission was … Continue reading

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free to “help yourselves”

And to help your helpers Massachusetts Governor John A. Andrew served as president of the New England Freedmen’s Aid Society from its founding in 1862. Check out the Library of Congress for information about the letter, the statue, two boys, … Continue reading

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A more northern North Carolina

From a Seneca County, New York newspaper in August 1865: A large number of Union soldiers in North Carolina have made up their minds to stay in that vicinity and are marrying the widows and girls and settling on the … Continue reading

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