Matt McKeon
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Civil War Monitor had an interesting article about a New Yorker who claimed to be a Confederate soldier. He made the claim as an elderly man in the 20th century. The article goes on to examine the cases of several elderly men who claimed Confederate service, enough so one reunion in North Carolina in the 1920s consisted entirely of imposters.
The articles tries to answer: why did they do this, and why were they taken at face value. Great photograph of a cold eyed Mosby, who found the practice distasteful.
The articles tries to answer: why did they do this, and why were they taken at face value. Great photograph of a cold eyed Mosby, who found the practice distasteful.