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Beauvoir - The Jefferson Davis Home and Presidential Library  Beauvoir, The Jefferson Davis Home and Presidential Library.
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Beauvoir (Home of Jefferson Davis) - Biloxi, Mississippi  Beauvoir, a beautiful antebellum home in Biloxi, Mississippi, was the final home of Confederate ... Sound and the Gulf of Mexico, Beauvoir was a peaceful retreat for Davis and his family. ... Now beautifully restored from damage sustained .... to the United States for a pardon, but ... Division, Sons of Confederate Veterans for
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Beauvoir | Mississippi History Now  Beauvoir is not the oldest or grandest historic home in Mississippi but it is surely ... Gulf of Mexico about halfway between Gulfport and Biloxi, Beauvoir enjoys a ... His son, Jefferson Davis Jr., a teenager in the 1870s, lived with his parents ... Finally, in 1902, the Mississippi Division of the United Sons of Confederate Veterans...
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Beauvoir (Biloxi, Mississippi) - Wikipedia  She sold it in 1902 to the Mississippi Division, of the Sons of Confederate Veterans with the stipulation that it be used as a Confederate state veterans home and...
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Last Civil War vet called Duluth home - StarTribune.com  Aug 6, 2016 ... Albert Woolson, a teenage drummer from Minnesota, wound up the last of more than 3 million Civil War veterans when he died at the reported age of 109 ... people have lost the last personal link with the Union Army. ... all those two and a half million men I am the only one left, Woolson ... The last survivor.
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Southern hospitality: 10 good ol' mansion hotels | The Independent  Jul 31, 2004 ... 1 North Bend Plantation, Charles City, Virginia. ... triangle formed by Richmond (the former capital of the Confederate states), Williamsburg ... There are lovely views of ancient magnolia trees. ... 4 Monmouth Plantation, Natchez, Mississippi .... situated for visits to Chancellorsville and Wilderness battlefields.
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Judah P. Benjamin - Wikipedia  Judah Philip Benjamin, QC (August 11, 1811  May 6, 1884) was a lawyer and politician who was a United States Senator from Louisiana, a Cabinet officer of the Confederate States and, after his escape to the United Kingdom at the ... He returned to New Orleans, but soon left when Confederate President Jefferson Davis...
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Jefferson Davis - Wikipedia  Jefferson Finis Davis (June 3, 1808  December 6, 1889) was an American politician who was a U.S. Representative and Senator from Mississippi, the 23rd U.S. Secretary of War, and the President of the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War. ... Before the war, he operated a large cotton plantation in Mississippi and...
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10 Facts about Appomattox Court House - Civil War Trust  10 facts about the Battle of Appomattox Court House. ... The surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia  the most celebrated .... some of the Union officers present promptly bought much of the furniture in McLean's ... Robert E. Lee's son, Maj. ... Confederate President Jefferson Davis was disappointed by Lee's surrender, but...
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The American Civil War - Approaching the Surrender at Appomattox  Farewell to the Army of Northern Virginia - April 1865 ... I have done my best for you; my heart is too full to say more," he bade them good-bye and told them to...
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Andersonville National Historic Site (U.S. National Park Service)  Victory From Within: Exploring the Stories of Prisoners of War. The Camp Sumter military prison at Andersonville was one of the largest Confederate military prisons during the Civil War. During the 14 ... National Prisoner of War Museum.
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new orleans nostalgia - New Orleans Bar Association  Another obvious link with Nashville is Andrew Jackson, the hero of the. Battle of ... owned by Old Hickory from 1804 until his death there in 1845, but he only lived there occasionally until he retired from public life in 1837. ... estate. Sadly, the Panic of 1837 scuttled the railroad project, which went bust - and so did Mr. Hurst.
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United States Civil War,Confederate Army, 27th Virginia Infantry ...  A confederate reunion featuring black confederate veterans. .... This is a picture of General Robert E Lee with his beloved horse, Traveller. ..... ("The Great Seal of the Confederate States of America") American Civil War ...... of including the words "Rest in Peace" after each name when composing his company's casualty lists.
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Last Meetings of the Confederate Cabinet Commemorative Marker ...  Last Meetings of the Confederate Cabinet Commemorative Marker, Charlotte ... marker rests was owned by the Southern National Bank, now the BB&T Corporation. ... of North Carolina Postcards (P077), North Carolina Collection Photographic ... Jefferson Davis felt it was imperative that his cabinet roam throughout the city...
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Last Union Civil War vet dies in Duluth, 1956  News Tribune Attic  Feb 28, 2011 ... Duluth resident Albert Woolson, the last surviving Union veteran of ... Last survivor of Union army succumbs at 109 ... 2, 1956, Duluth and the nation lost a symbol of more than a century of ... The drummer boy, who also like to play the cornet, was mustered ... Now there was a great man, Woolson declared.
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Beauvoir (Biloxi, Mississippi) - Wikipedia  The Beauvoir estate is notable as the historic post-war home (1876-1889) of the former President of the Confederate States of America, Jefferson Davis, ... Beauvoir was the location of the retirement home of Confederate President ... assisted him in writing his memoir, The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government (1881)...
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Richmond Hill Historical Society Guestbook  Billy Lumsden, Frankie and Billy Moran, and Steve Santos. ... in Richmond Hill for about 8 years and left when my mother Margie passed away in 1955. .... when Mr. Rosen closed the pharmacy, Kavon's packed to overflowing with mdse. ..... Louis Plachowski ... I miss Richmond Hill but understand it has changed quite a bit.
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150 years after Civil War, descendants deal with legacy - USATODAY  Apr 7, 2011 ... Today, descendants such as Garrison and Hayes-Davis underscore our ... Ulysses S. Grant V, the general's last surviving great-grandson, died in March at age 90. ... VI is a sophomore in college, and Robert E. Lee VI is in grade school. ... a college president in San Antonio fawned over him when they were...
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Harold L. Houser - Renner Funeral Homes - Belleville Illinois ...  Lee was preceded in death by his parents, Harold F. and Viola K., nee Sensel, Houser. Lee is survived ... See you later alligator, after while crocodile. I hope you...
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The Last Confederate General to Lay Down His Arms  Nov 23, 2012 ... True, everyone knew that Lee's surrender marked the beginning of the end. But the last major Confederate army did not quit until May 26, when General Kirby ... Stand Watie, who did not lay down his weapons until June 23, 1865. ... were at the heart of the American Civil War, but it's not at all a stretch to say...