Hidden Confederate Sonhood Sparks Pride in Helga Milsap
Helga Annie Burgess Milsap, last known child of Confederate veteran Alexander Lafayette Hairston, recalls her father who fought at Fredericksburg Chancellorsville and the Wilderness and spent his later years in Georgia collecting memories. Now in Atlanta Constitution clippings she cherishes, she reflects on lineage, hardship, and humor while carrying a legacy few still claim.
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Greenville
Alexander Lafayette Hairston
South Carolina
1St
South Carolina Rifles
Fredericksburg
Chancellorsville
Battle of the Wilderness
Alabama
Franklin County
Martha Jane Haley Cromer
Helga Annie
Helga Annie Burgess Milsap
Fountain Inn
Atlanta Constitution
Milsap
Helga
Confederate Soldiers Home of
Georgia
Poe Mill
Former Hilton Head tennis pro turns TV writer for Early Edition
Hilton Head Island native Patrick Page, former professional tennis player, wrote the CBS drama Early Edition about a man who receives tomorrow's newspaper today. The series became a hit in its first season, with Page now pursuing more TV projects including Purgatory Falls and Stealing Time.
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Hilton Head Island
Patrick Page
Page
California
Michigan
Venice
Calif
Richard Kadesch
Richard Kadesch Realty Inc
Walt Disney Co
Mary Tyler Moore
Renaissance Weekend host set for U S ambassador role
Phil Lader, organizer of Renaissance Weekend and former White House aide, cleared by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee for ambassador to Britain. The tally also advances James Collins to Russia, Felix Rohatyn to Paris, and Stanley Roth to East Asian Affairs, with full Senate confirmation pending.
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Washington
Clinton
U.S
Britain
Phil Lader
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Senate
Lader
White House
Small Business Administration
Hilton Head Island
Linda
Clintons
Winthrop University
Rock Hill
William Crowe Jr
Joint Chiefs of Staff
London
Paris
James Collins
Russia
Felix G. Rohatyn
New York
Stanley Roth
Winston Lord
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Allen Young Homes II, Inc
Eugene F. McManus
M.D
General Pediatrics
Trafalgar Lane
Aiken
Full Gospel ‘Tabernacle OF Prayer
Fellowship Lane
Holmes
Shoney's
Seafood
Shoneys
Whiskey RD
Southside Gallery
Pine Log Road
Plenteous
Ezekiel
Micah
Corinthians
The
American Bible Society
Keister-Wilms
P.O
Charo
Aiken Standard Classified Dept
Denzil Ballahman
Beverly Health & Rehab Center
Everett Johnson Roofing Co., Inc
Ladd Britt
Aiken Mall
Porky Bradberry
Akon
Otsost
Hatcher Funeral Home
J. M. Posey
Ed Hatcher
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