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An Athens Boy Recalls Civil War Spirit and T R R Cobb
An Athens native recounts wartime memories from 1861, recalling secession fever, Cobb’s stirring speech, torchlight processions, and local guards. He describes banks County Guards drills, mountain lore, and the town’s sorrow at Cobb’s Fredericksburg death, ending with a youth militia, Georgia Rangers, and failed Governor offers.
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Arthur Pascal
Athens
Charleston
South Carolina
T. R. R. Cobb
Georgia
Union
Cobb
Eol
Qatar
Yankees
Banks County Guards
The
Virginia
Banka County Guards
Fredericksburg
Presbyterian Church
Sir Gallahad
Georgia Rangers
Peter Hutchins