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On this date in Civil War history - April 24, 1865 - Hancock issues proclamation
Easy Plugin for AdSense by Unreal On this date, 146 years ago - Maj. Gen. Winfield Scott Hancock ordered the following handbills printed and distributed to free blacks in the communities of Virginia and Maryland along the Potomac River. John … Continue reading
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