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As I was copying newspaper articles from the Richmond Examiner from September 1864 for my Siege of Petersburg site, I came across the following interesting article in the September 5, 1864 Richmond Examiner: The Claims of the Negro.–One Benjamin Ruff, claiming to be a member of the Sixth Virginia cavalry, was committed to the Castle […]
The Claims of the Negro (September 5, 1864 Richmond Examiner)
October 23rd, 2012 · 3 Comments
Categories: Anecdotes · Civil War Individuals · Civil War Newspapers · Civil War on the Web · Civil War Research · Enlisted Men
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