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Good Fences …

would make good neighbors – if the Yankees hadn’t destroyed them, too. From the Richmond Daily Dispatch November 15, 1862: The fence law. The last Legislature of Virginia, in view of the savages of the enemy rendering it impossible for … Continue reading

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Yankee, (You Better) Go Home!

December 2, 1860. Congressmen from around the United States are accumulating in Washington, D.C. as they await the reconvening of Congress tomorrow, December 3rd. Some southern senators, such as Breckinridge from Kentucky, are speaking words of moderation and conciliation. Congressmen … Continue reading

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