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09 Mar

George Robert Latham was born in Prince William County, Virginia

George Robert Latham (March 9, 1832-December 16, 1917) recruited and commanded the first Union troops in north-central West Virginia during the Civil War. Latham was born in Prince William County, Virginia, on what later became the Bull Run battle...

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