THAT GOLD ROBBERY FROM THE CONFEDERATE TREASURY
A letter from Brooks Co Georgia recounts the postwar gold and silver robbery tied to Confederate funds. It covers Vaughn Johns ton Dibrell Duke and Gillam units, surrender terms, the distribution of confiscated treasure, and the pursuit and capture of some robbers. It notes bank seizures, mob actions, and memory of President Davis and Confederate leaders.
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Lee
Vaughn
Tennessee
East Tennessee
East Tennessee Battallions
18Th Georgia Regiment Cavalry
Partisan Rangers
John Morgan
Knoxville
Virginia
Central Depot
New River
Echols
Joseph E. Johnston
North Carolina
Charlotte
N. C
Duke
Morgan
Georgia
Savannah River
Dibrell
Middle Tennessee
Davis
South Carolina
Gray
South
Breckenridge
Reagan
Lawton
Johnston
United States Congress
Augusta
Washington
Wilkes County
Upton
United States Forces
Wilson
Macon
Kentucky
Danbury, Ga
Barksdales
Shenaulns
Willis
Jones
Lattimores
Lowndsville
D. C
Washington, Ga
Alabama
United States
Col. Brownlow
Gen. Gillam
Gillam
Abbeville
Greenville
Brownlow
Old Field
Home
Sweet Home
Danburg
Gen. Johnston
Johnson
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Uncle Billy Objects to Civil Rights Dialogue
A rural interview reveals Uncle Billy a rural Black man arguing that equality under law would threaten him and his peers. He laments penalties difference, insists laws must fit white standards, and mocks civil rights as beyond practical for "colored" people. A local observer notes similar attitudes among citizens and judges.
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Rday
Billy
Pusson
Marie
Bill
Marie Buss
Den
Marie Boss
Chilé
de Fredmen’s Bank
The
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