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Delity Powell Kelly: A Child in a Confederate Camp
ECW welcomes guest author Sheritta Bitikofer In January of 1930, a new soldier’s pension application was submitted in the state of Florida. While at first glance, this was nothing unusual for the time. Soldiers were growing older and desired compensation … Continue reading
The Final Resting Place of Lee’s “Old Warhorse”
Gainesville, Georgia, a town of 36,306 people at the last census, sits in North Georgia perched on the banks of Lake Lanier and straddling Interstate-985. Yet, in this Georgia town, lie the remains of James Longstreet, affectionately known during his … Continue reading
Posted in Battles, Campaigns, Emerging Civil War, Leadership--Confederate, Memory, Monuments, Ties to the War
Tagged Battle of the Wilderness, Confederate generals, Gainesville, General James Longstreet, Georgia, Gettysburg, Memory, Mexican-American War, Old Warhorse, Republican Party, Robert E. Lee, Ulysses S. Grant, West Point
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