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WILLIAM MAHONE

WilliamMahone was an American soldier and politician. He was born in 1836 and died in 1895. A Confederate major-general he was noted for hard fighting in several battles, especially at Petersburg. About 1878 he organized and became the leader of the party called Readjusters, advocating repudiation of the State debt of Virginia. From 1881 to 1887 he was a Senator from Virginia.
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