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Browsing Local History Articles tagged "secessionists"
Copperheads--Part 2, by
Phil Reader
During the year of 1864, the mountains above the village of Corralitos were a hotbed of pro-secessionist activity. Two separate ... [Read more]
Copperheads--Part 3, by
Phil Reader
The next band of Confederate guerrillas to hide out at the mountain camp among the redwoods above Corralitos was the ... [Read more]
Copperheads, Secesh Men, and Confederate Guerillas: Pro-Confederate Activities in Santa Cruz County during the Civil War, by
Phil Reader
The secessionist movement and the civil war that followed divided not only the United states, but every county, township, city, ... [Read more]
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Edited by Keith and Dee Kraft
We took a boat to Alviso. Uncle Elihu Anthony met us there with two horses and a rockaway, [7] and brought us over the mountains by way of San Jose and Soquel to his home on Water Street.
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Excerpted from My Early Childhood Memories: Part Two
