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Confederate Spy Escapes Death after Prison Escape Tale
In Memphis a former Confederate captain, James T. Payne, recounts being mistaken for a spy, facing a court martial, imprisonment in a cellar, and three attempted letters to General Kelley before a last minute reprieve saved him. Paroled later after an identity error was exposed.
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Darkies
Darky
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Twidder
Chicago
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