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The Civil War Battle of Okolona, Mississippi – Sesquicentennial – Photographs by Newt Rayburn – February 22, 2014 82-82-CannonFireScreenShoot

The Civil War Battle of Okolona, Mississippi – Sesquicentennial – Photographs by Newt Rayburn – February 22, 2014

Newt Rayburn February 25, 2014
On Saturday, February 22, 2014, Okolona, Mississippi commemorated a major Civil War battle that took place in...
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Union Officers in the 47th Illinois camped in Oxford, Mississippi in December of 1862 during the Civil War 1862-47thillinoisinoxford-watermarked

Union Officers in the 47th Illinois camped in Oxford, Mississippi in December of 1862 during the Civil War

Newt Rayburn January 14, 2013
This is a photograph that was taken in Oxford, Mississippi in December of 1862. The caption reads:...
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December 17, 1862 in Oxford, Mississippi: General US Grant issues the controversial “General Orders No. 11” thumb

December 17, 1862 in Oxford, Mississippi: General US Grant issues the controversial “General Orders No. 11”

Newt Rayburn December 17, 2012
On December 17, 1862 Union General Ulysses S. Grant issued a most controversial directive from his headquarters...
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