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"Hmmm…. Page 26 listed Missouri as one of four slave-holding states that never declared secession.
On page 86, it states that Missouri was admitted to the Confederacy on Nov 28, 1861, but as little more than a symbolic gesture." — 7 hours, 8 min ago
"Hmmm…. Page 26 listed Missouri as one of four slave-holding states that never declared secession.
On page 86, it states that Missouri was admitted to the Confederacy on Nov 28, 1861, but as little more than a symbolic gesture." — 7 hours, 8 min ago
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