Category Archives: 1861

Benjamin Butler: The Yankee Who Voted For Jefferson Davis

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Benjamin Butler was a Massachusetts Senator who served as a Union General during the Civil War. Despite the fact that he was a Democrat and a Northerner, during the 1860 National Democratic Convention in Charleston, Butler voted 57 times in … Continue reading →

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Mary Elizabeth Bowser: Spy of the Confederate White House

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Mary Elizabeth Bowser was a slave who later became a spy for the Union army during the Civil War. Born as Mary Elizabeth Richards, sometime around the year 1839, she was a slave of John Van Lew of Virginia. After … Continue reading →

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