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Avoiding Amputation - PaigeBooth - 06-25-2015 11:28 AM
Although this story is well-known, I came across it again the other day, and was reminded of it, so I thought I would post it. Here is the brief version I stumbled upon:
http://www.shorpy.com/node/19766?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+shorpy+%28Shorpy+-+The+100-Year-Old+Photo+Blog%29
Here is an older version of the story in greater detail. Anyone who would like to see a complete, more detailed article of the whole story, can read more here:
http://mobile.nytimes.com/blogs/opinionator/2013/09/24/a-slaves-service-in-the-confederate-army/?_php=true&_type=blogs&_r=1&referrer