1861 Emory M. Thomas ... The choir sang, and Pastor John A. Jones preached a farewell sermon to his son, who was a member of the Light Guards; the rest of the volunteer soldiers; and the eight hundred other citizens who packed the space ...
Larsen, Kirkland, Stensen, Thomas, and Stone nodded as Whelan entered the room. “Almeida's missing. Anyone know where he is?” The other five men grinned in unison. “Wherever it is,” Stensen said, “there's at least one female with him.
Charleston Mercury, May 30, 1861, quoted in T. Harry Williams, P. G. T. Beauregard: Napoleon in Gray (Baton Rouge, 1955), 64–65. 8. U.S. War Department, War of the Rebellion: A Compilation 96 ♢ Notes.
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