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Confederates who ran away to Brazil

Confederates who ran away to Brazil

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Aug 12, 2023
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Greetings Gold and Silver Level Templar Knights! This is an unusual story. How Confederates at the end of the American Civil War left the United States for Brazil. Why? Well, read on to find out!

What was a Confederate who found himself on the losing side at the end of the American Civil War going to do? The southern states were a smouldering ruin. Slave…

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