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15 relations: American Civil War, Blandford Cemetery, Free people of color, Governor of Virginia, Oath of allegiance, Parole, Petersburg, Virginia, Point Lookout State Park, Prisoner of war, Private (rank), Union Army, Widow, William E. Cameron, William Mahone, 12th Virginia Infantry Regiment.
American Civil War
The American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865; also known by other names) was a civil war in the United States between the Union ("the North") and the Confederacy ("the South"), which was formed in 1861 by states that had seceded from the Union.
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Blandford Cemetery
Blandford Cemetery is a historic cemetery located in Petersburg, Virginia.
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Free people of color
In the context of the history of slavery in the Americas, free people of color (French: gens de couleur libres; Spanish: gente de color libre) were primarily people of mixed African, European, and Native American descent who were not enslaved. Richard Poplar and free people of color are American freedmen.
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Governor of Virginia
The governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia serves as the head of government of Virginia for a four-year term.
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Oath of allegiance
An oath of allegiance is an oath whereby a subject or citizen acknowledges a duty of allegiance and swears loyalty to a monarch or a country.
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Parole
Parole (also known as provisional release or supervised release) is a form of early release of a prison inmate where the prisoner agrees to abide by behavioral conditions, including checking-in with their designated parole officers, or else they may be rearrested and returned to prison.
Petersburg, Virginia
Petersburg is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States.
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Point Lookout State Park
Point Lookout State Park is a public recreation area and historic preserve occupying Point Lookout, the southernmost tip of a peninsula formed by the confluence of Chesapeake Bay and the Potomac River in St. Mary's County, Maryland.
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Prisoner of war
A prisoner of war (POW) is a person who is held captive by a belligerent power during or immediately after an armed conflict.
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Private (rank)
A private is a soldier, usually with the lowest rank in many armies.
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Union Army
During the American Civil War, the United States Army, the land force that fought to preserve the collective Union of the states, was often referred to as the Union Army, the Grand Army of the Republic, the Federal Army, or the Northern Army.
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Widow
A widow (female) or widower (male) is a person whose spouse has died and has usually not remarried.
William E. Cameron
William Evelyn Cameron (November 29, 1842January 25, 1927) was a Confederate soldier who became a Virginia lawyer, journalist, and politician.
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William Mahone
William Mahone (December 1, 1826October 8, 1895) was a Confederate States Army General, civil engineer, railroad executive, prominent Virginia Readjuster and ardent supporter of former slaves.
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12th Virginia Infantry Regiment
The 12th Virginia Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment mostly raised in Petersburg, Virginia, for service in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War, but with units from the cities of Norfolk and Richmond, and Greensville and Brunswick counties in southeastern Virginia.
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