A Confederate Among Yankees

Part 5 – Richard Polk Jennings at Age 17
  • Famous general Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson, who commanded troops including the 23rd Virginia Infantry, with 17-year-iold R. P. Jennings. Jackson was one of Robert E. Lee’s most trusted generals.
    Famous general Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson, who commanded troops including the 23rd Virginia Infantry, with 17-year-iold R. P. Jennings. Jackson was one of Robert E. Lee’s most trusted generals.
  • It’s the Story Don’t you just love a good story? Better yet, one set in Pawnee County. Sharla Sitzman of Table Rock collects stories from yesteryear and yesterday.
    It’s the Story Don’t you just love a good story? Better yet, one set in Pawnee County. Sharla Sitzman of Table Rock collects stories from yesteryear and yesterday.
    Richard Polk Jennings was an ex-Confederate soldier who came to Table Rock after the Civil War and lived in harmony with the old soldiers of the Union. He fought for the Confederate States of America as a teenager. Last week, I described the many events during his 16th year.On November 18, 1861, he turned 17. In today’s world, he may have been a high school junior or even senior. In hi...

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