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Loose Lips Help Sink a Bishop’s Career

From The New-York TimesFrom The New-York Times January 12, 1862: THE DEFENCES OF COLUMBUS. Correspondence of the Cincinnati Commercial. LOUSVILLE, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 1861. The Catholic Bishop of Nashville has arrived here. He states that drafting in Tennessee proved a … Continue reading

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