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Month: September 2024

Corporal Madison Veal: A Juneteenth Interloper

Posted on September 20, 2024October 25, 2024 | by Alvin Blakes | 14 Comments

Madison Veal was born around 1842 (later recognized as October 11,1841) on Holly Grove Plantation in Wilkinson County, Mississippi. He was the fourth child born to William Veal and Mary Brent. He married Laura Cheatham on May 5, 1870, in Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois. Laura was born around 1847 near…

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