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A.C.L. Gatewood, the Lost Cause, and Two Different Accounts of the Appomattox Campaign

Posted on February 25, 2021 by Jon Tracey

Andrew Cameron Lewis Gatewood came from an influential family in Bath County, Virginia. Before the war, the wealth and status of his family helped secure him a position as a cadet at the Virginia Military Institute. He spent most of … Continue reading →

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