Treatment of the Davis Slaves

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I had always heard that Jefferson Davis treated his slaves better than most slave owners.
Today I was in the Old Courthouse Museum in Vicksburg and found this testimony of a former Davis slave and it backed up the things I had previously heard and read. It's worthy of consideration.:
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Louisiana Zouaves

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photo by @AUG From thread https://civilwartalk.com/threads/co...es-wild-ride-to-richmond.117844/#post-1201121

Hello All, My name is Robert Rodgers and I have been doing research on Louisiana Zouave regiments during the Civil War for over a decade and I wanted to share a bit of information that I have found over the course of that time. I realize there has been a great deal written about the Louisiana Tigers and that information is exceptional due to the ability of several extremely talented authors. I shan't rehash any of that information here. I simply want to provide my own...

Pennsylvania Light Artillery

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Battery B at Petersburg, 1864. Photo by Timothy H. O'Sullivan.

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General Custer's "Ranger Green" corduroy uniform, April 1865
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If it had not been for my friend, Steve Alexander, aka General Custer, telling me, I may not have noticed. But sure enough, in several books, this uniform is sourced. I will use Kinsley's book, "Favor the Bold" for the source here. It came up in conversation today with him, and I thought the members here might be interested in this rather unknown uniform of Custer's.
Here is the excerpt from "Favor the Bold":
"Distinguished looking, white mustached Major General Joseph B. Kershaw, sword in hand, admired his victor: lithe, tall, sinewy figuremin tight-fitting olive-green corduroy ranger's outfit and scarlet neckerchief..."
Custer would accept the surrender of Ewell, Major General George...

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 ★ ★   Buford, John

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John Buford Jr.
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Born: March 4, 1826
Birthplace: Woodford County, Kentucky
Father: Colonel John Buford Sr. 1778 – 1847
Mother: Ann B. Watson
Wife: Martha McDowell “Pattie” Duke 1830 – 1903

Children:
James Duke Buford 1855 – 1874​
(Buried: Georgetown Cemetery, Georgetown, Kentucky)​
Pattie McDowell Duke Buford 1857 – 1863​
(Buried: Georgetown Cemetery, Georgetown, Kentucky)​

Education:
1848: Graduated from West Point Military...​

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