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Reprise: General Lee’s Unionist sister

Many families were torn apart by the war, a fact that supports my fictional creation Parthenia Leila Ellis, the Unionist widow of Confederate Major Clayton Ellis of Knoxville. Many such divisions were unsung at the time, the principals being little known … Continue reading

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Robert E. Lee’s Unionist sister

Many families were torn apart by the war, a fact that buttresses my fictional creation Parthenia Leila Ellis, the Unionist widow of Confederate Major Clayton Ellis of Knoxville. Many such divisions were unsung at the time, the principals being little … Continue reading

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