Vaughan and Buckingham Altercation

Vaughan and Buckingham Altercation

A Wednesday, June 18, 1873 *Florence Times-Journal* report of an altercation between black residents Nat Vaughan and Jim Buckingham which resulted in both men suffering "the usual penalty," meaning they were fined and released. Jim Buckingham may be the James "Jim" Buckingham...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: *Florence Times-Journal*
Format: Electronic
Published: Project Say Something: The Shoals Black History Collection
Subjects:
Photographs, documents, and clippings
Online Access:https://shoalsblackhistory.omeka.net/items/show/850
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Summary:A Wednesday, June 18, 1873 *Florence Times-Journal* report of an altercation between black residents Nat Vaughan and Jim Buckingham which resulted in both men suffering "the usual penalty," meaning they were fined and released. Jim Buckingham may be the James "Jim" Buckingham (1846-1915) who was a farmer and former cook in Co K, 7th AL Inf, CSA and who attended some United Confederate Veterans reunions after the war. This Jim Buckingham married Susan Foster in 1866 and they had a total of 7 children, 3 still living by 1900.

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