Chapter 28 - Asbury Harpending and the Knights of the Golden Circle
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Before and during the Civil War, powerful Southern forces (including the ruthless Senator William Gwin from Mississippi, elected to “represent” California) were working to turn California into a slave state. When the war started, San Francisco business leaders and citizens were just becoming aware of the danger posed by the secretive Knights of the Golden Circle: secessionists in California who sought Confederate control over California and her wealth.
Chapter 28 - Asbury Harpending and the Knights of the Golden Circle
Chapter 28 - Asbury Harpending and the…
Chapter 28 - Asbury Harpending and the Knights of the Golden Circle
Before and during the Civil War, powerful Southern forces (including the ruthless Senator William Gwin from Mississippi, elected to “represent” California) were working to turn California into a slave state. When the war started, San Francisco business leaders and citizens were just becoming aware of the danger posed by the secretive Knights of the Golden Circle: secessionists in California who sought Confederate control over California and her wealth.