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Mance Jolly Noted Southern Fighter Buried in Milam
A Confederate guerrilla known as Manse Jolly is buried at Little River Cemetery near Milam. The item recounts his exploits in Anderson and Texas after the Civil War, including daring escape episodes, a feud with a garrison, and a later shift to civilian life.
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Mance Jolly
Milam
Herald
Little River
Walker’s Creek
Magee’s Crossing
R. Todd
Cameron
Jolly
Manse Jolly
Anderson
South
Brazos River
Texas
Orr
South Carolina
Brown
Dixie
Blue Ridge
Chancelorsville
Captain Brown
Greenville
North Carolina
Anderson Journal
Greenville News
Co. F First Cavalry
Black
Manse
James Island
Charleston