Tag: Civil War
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My Own Place: Story of Archibald S. Dobbins
The Delta of Arkansas and Mississippi in the 1850s was a hard place to live. There was disease, flooding and violence. It took a special kind of person to live there and this adventure is probably what attracted Archibald Stephenson Dobbins. Archibald Dobbins was born around 1827 in Mount Pleasant located in Maury County, Tennessee.…
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The Swampers Finish the War (Chapter 5)
The Mississippi Swampers of Company B had come a long way from home since June 11, 1861 when they were mustered into Confederate service, but they would have still further to travel before the war ended. The men had seen the loss of many of their fellow soldiers, while others had simply gotten tired…