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Listen: The World ProgramPortrait of two confederate soldiers
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The soldier on the left is unknown. The soldier on the right is William Gilmer Croft, Jr.
William served in the Columbus (GA) Guards. Later transferred to the Columbus Flying Artillery, a large well-appointed company raised by his father, Captain Edward Croft with 1st lieutenant Alfred J. Young. The unit left Columbus on December 23, 1861 for Savannah to protect the harbor there.
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