Shelby County, Tennessee, 1924...

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African American Confederate veteran Rueben Patterson is photographed with Mary Gardner Patterson, the granddaughter of Josiah Patterson. Reuben accompanied his master's son, Col. Josiah Patterson, 5th Ala. Cav. Regt., CSA, throughout the Civil War. Rueben Patterson traveled from Florence, Alabama, to attend a Confederate veterans' reunion. He proudly wore his Confederate uniform for the picture...

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Tennessee State Library and Archives

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