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Were the Letters Ordering the Assassination of Jefferson Davis Real?

Name: Were the Letters Ordering the Assassination of Jefferson Davis Real?
Uploaded: 2019-03-22
Duration: 207261
Description: The assassination orders found on the body of a Union colonel caused outrage in the South. But were those letters real or were they forged by the confederate government to be used as a propaganda tool?

The assassination orders found on the body of a Union colonel caused outrage in the South. But were those letters real or were they forged by the confederate government to be used as a propaganda tool?

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