Summary: | These are two newspaper articles about Reuben Patterson and Aleck (or Alex) Jones attending Confederate veterans reunions. Florence historian Lee Freeman notes: "Aleck Jones (1832-1917) was another of the 18 black men from Florence-Lauderdale who served as cooks or body servants in the Confederate army, several of whom, though never officially enlisted in the CSA, nevertheless self-identified and were regarded by whites as Confederate veterans and attended UCV reunions; like Reuben Patterson and George W. Seawright, Jones attended many local and national UCV reunions."
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