“[A] North Carolinian, Dick Ragland, a man of a wealthy plantation family… swore an oath, upon hearing of Lee’s surrender, that he would not lift a finger to work so long as he lived. “Ragland also vowed that he would never cross to the north side of the Potomac, or stray south of Atlanta, Georgia. […]
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Appomattox so upset him that he… did nothing
Posted in Tar Heelia, tagged burke davis, dick ragland, our incredible civil war, the civil war: strange and fascinating facts on January 10, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
