John Milton was a Governor of Florida during the Civil War. In that post, he turned the state into a major supplier of food for the CSA. As the war was ending, he declared that death would be preferable to reunion. He was later found dead of a gunshot wound. His death was reported as an accident. : r/wikipedia Skip to main content

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John Milton was a Governor of Florida during the Civil War. In that post, he turned the state into a major supplier of food for the CSA. As the war was ending, he declared that death would be preferable to reunion. He was later found dead of a gunshot wound. His death was reported as an accident.

r/wikipedia - John Milton was a Governor of Florida during the Civil War. In that post, he turned the state into a major supplier of food for the CSA. As the war was ending, he declared that death would be preferable to reunion. He was later found dead of a gunshot wound. His death was reported as…
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Sounds like one of them happy accidents.

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