James L. Alcorn
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James Lusk Alcorn was a governor, and U.S. senator during the Reconstruction era in Mississippi. A Moderate Republican and Whiggish "scalawag", he engaged in a bitter rivalry with Radical Republican A
Alcorn, c. 1860–1875
Senator James L. Alcorn
Alcorn's grave in Coahoma County, Mississippi
Adelbert Ames
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Adelbert Ames was an American sailor, soldier, businessman and politician who served with distinction as a Union Army general during the American Civil War. A Radical Republican, he was a military gov
James L. Alcorn
…during the Reconstruction era in Mississippi. A Moderate Republican and Whiggish "scalawag", he engaged in a bitter rivalry with Radical Republican Adelbert Ames, who defeated him in the 1873 gubernatorial race. Alcorn was the first elected Republican governor of Mississippi. Although a Unionist, Alcorn briefly…
Ames, c. 1860–1865
Ames as a West Point cadet
Inspection of the 2nd Pennsylvania Artillery by Gen Ames, by William Waud
Ames (seated, center) and his staff during the American Civil War