ARMY: No More Peace

Long before Samuel T. Peace, one of Jeb Stuart's cavalrymen, moved in and gave his name to Peaceburg, Ala., the tiny hamlet tucked away among the cotton fields of Calhoun County had been a going community. Last week no one by the name of Peace was left in Peaceburg. Sadder still, Peaceburg itself was deceased. Its inhabitants had to move away because their town was needed to enlarge the maneuvering ground and artillery range for training of troops stationed at Fort McClellan near by.

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