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westcobbdog

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What Yank was so impressed at the pomp of his surrender of the US Armory at Augusta Ga at wars inception that he later joined the Southern cause? He was a Union Captain when he surrendered.
 

westcobbdog

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This Brigade Commander was the first of his kind to die in the war, killed in action in Va leading his boys, the 7th and 8th Ga.
He has a County in Ga named for him. This County was formerly named for a fella who turned out to have yankee leanings and therefore the County name was changed to this Rebs name.
 

Milkman

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This Brigade Commander was the first of his kind to die in the war, killed in action in Va leading his boys, the 7th and 8th Ga.
He has a County in Ga named for him. This County was formerly named for a fella who turned out to have yankee leanings and therefore the County name was changed to this Rebs name.

Well I don’t live as close as you do to the place. I don’t know the two fellas first names but I think you are talking about Bartow County that was called Cass before.
 

westcobbdog

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While we wait on Bass to confirm above here's another nickname question...why was CSA Brig William Smith of Va called "extra Billy"?
 
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