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Re: A Yankee outlaw and a Confederate CEO

I remembered the book "Legends and Lies. The Real West" by "Casanova" O'Reilly. Which. by the way, is a well researched and very interesting read. It states that Charles Earl Bowles was 21 at the time of the CA gold rush and was born In Norfolk, England. By 1860 he was married and living on a small farm in IL. In 1862 he volunteered with the 116th Illinois and served for 3 years including Sherman's March to the Sea. In his robbing days, he would reside in San Francisco as Charles Bolton, living the good life as a city gentleman. (Remember the old TV show "Paladin") He robbed 29 stage coaches, always on foot for he was afraid of horses. To me, this is one of the more interesting stories of the Old West and the book's chapter is very detailed on Black Bart
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