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A Bishop on Jeff’s Chessboard

150 years ago today we Yankees could have read the proclamation of Leonidas Polk upon taking command of Confederate Department No.2. From The New-York Times July 29, 1861: PROCLAMATION OF MAJOR-GENERAL POLK The annexed proclamation appears in the Memphis Avalanche … Continue reading

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