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unusual facts about Cary A. Hardee


Convict lease

Governor Hardee ended convict leasing in 1923, in part spurred on by the Tabert case and the resulting publicity.


63rd Virginia Infantry

After it became a part of the Army of Tennessee, the 63rd served under, at different times, James Longstreet, Patrick Cleburne, Nathan Bedford Forrest, William J. Hardee, Stephen D. Lee, and Daniel Harvey Hill.

Wartrace, Tennessee

During the Civil War, the town was the winter headquarters of Confederate General William J. Hardee during the aftermath of the Battle of Stones River, and the Old Chockley Tavern in Wartrace was a gathering place for Confederate officers during the Tullahoma Campaign.

William J. Hardee

Hardee renewed his opposition to serving under Bragg and joined a group of officers who finally convinced Confederate President Jefferson Davis to relieve his old friend.

At the Battle of Perryville in October 1862, Hardee commanded the Left Wing of Bragg's army.


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