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| CSA Brigadier General William "Extra Billy" Smith got his nickname from extending the postal route he had established when he was young. Each time he extended his route he received an "extra" payment from the federal government--thus the nickname. (H) |
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The Back Reads: COLONEL Eighth Virginia Regiment May 2, 1861 ----------- Wounded in the Charge of Pickett's Division At Gettysburg ----------- BRIGADIER GENERAL C.S.A. Army of Northern Virginia August 9, 1863 |
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