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  • Oh my, what will these counties named after Confederate War heroes do now (vanity)

    06/25/2015 8:26:01 PM PDT · by Sasparilla · 30 replies
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    Arlington County, Virginia: Named in honor of General Robert E. Lee, after his property in that county. Baker County, Florida: James McNair Baker, lawyer, politician, and Senator from Florida in the Confederate Congress during the American Civil War. Beauregard Parish, Louisiana: P.G.T. Beauregard, a Confederate general and one of the designers of the Confederate Battle Flag Benton County, Mississippi: Brigadier General Samuel Benton, from nearby Holly Springs, who commanded the 34th Mississippi Infantry Regiment, which was from the same counties which Benton County was formed from in 1870 Bradford County, Florida: Captain Richard Bradford, who fought in the American Civil...