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Carrots and (500,000) Sticks

From the Richmond Daily Dispatch June 26, 1862: “Governor”Stanly makes a speech. –The Yankee paper published in Washington, N. C., called the New Era, contains, in its issue of the 19th inst., a report of Stanly’s speech, made in that … Continue reading

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His Three Sons

From the Richmond Daily Dispatch June 24, 1862: Neil S. Brown. –The Knoxville Register relates an incident which followed Neil S. Brown’s apostasy, which was calculated to bring a blush to the cheeks of the most hardened renegade. Brown has … Continue reading

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