"Yank and Johnny" vs. the Free State of Jones
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13m
Major Eli Lilly of the 9th Indiana Cavalry and his command surrendered to Nathan Bedford Forrest at Sulphur Branch Trestle in Limestone County, Ala., in September 1864. Taken to a prison in Enterprise, Miss., Lilly had an experience involving the Free State of Jones.
Read "Free State of Jones" in Mississippi Encyclopedia: https://mississippiencyclopedia.org/entries/free-state-of-jones/
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