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General clashed with Yankees in Putnam
By Rick Steelhammer, The Charleston Gazette
When Brig. Gen. Albert G. Jenkins and about 400 members of the 8th Virginia Cavalry neared the Putnam County town of Hurricane Bridge on a late March morning 150 years ago, fond memories of a previous visit to the community must have darted through the Confederate commander's mind.

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General clashed with Yankees in Putnam
By Rick Steelhammer, The Charleston Gazette
When Brig. Gen. Albert G. Jenkins and about 400 members of the 8th Virginia Cavalry neared the Putnam County town of Hurricane Bridge on a late March morning 150 years ago, fond memories of a previous visit to the community must have darted through the Confederate commander's mind.

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