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December 10, 2011

On this date 150 years ago, the Congress of the Confederacy admitted Kentucky to the rebels' jurisdiction as their 13th state. This despite the sentiment of the majority of Kentucky's citizens against such a move. The tenure of Kentucky in the Confederacy was short-lived; barely one month later, the rebel forces had virtually relinquished claim on that state, preferring to try and hold Tennessee.

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