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Old 04-09-2020, 06:47 PM   #21
jason taylor
 
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Default Re: New Orleans Area Knowledge Questions

Having mentioned the Recent Unpleasantness, New Orleans was taken by the Union in an amphibious assault as early as 1862. As is natural the best buildings would have gone to the highest officers to bivy in, especially as they needed office space. At the time the military governor left a bad reputation for autocratic behavior.

The mansion could have been put on the block after the government needed it no longer and some carpetbagger gotten it. A deal like that might even have a ghost from the old family haunting the new owners in revenge.
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