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A Jew, a Rebel Captain, and a Yankee Judge Advocate
During the Civil War in New Orleans a Jew Isaacs faces a war crimes charge for aiding the Confederacy. A Confederate captain testifies that Isaacs handed over a list of contraband articles while a Union captain witnesses the exchange. Colonel Buchanan presides, but the witness’s testimony and a lawyer’s staged confrontation expose biases and lead to the prisoner’s acquittal. The judge later dines with Isaacs and his daughter, who expresses gratitude. the judge declines a lucrative offer to switch sides.
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New Orleans
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Ile
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Sherman
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Haman
Uncle Isaacs
Old Greeley
Orleans
Yankee Court of Justice
Jew Isaacs
Kingdom Come
Isaacs
Mobile
Mr. Isaacs
Bayou Teche