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West Point time capsule reveals Jefferson Davis voted "Most Likely To Split Nation In Two"
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West Point time capsule reveals Jefferson Davis voted "Most Likely To Split Nation In Two"

Little known West Point cadet still inspires some American leaders

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Aug 31, 2023
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WEST POINT, N.Y. — An 1828 yearbook stowed in a time capsule discovered at the U.S. Military Academy (USMA) reveals cadets at West Point saw potential in a little-known cadet named Jefferson Davis to be more than the role for which he is perhaps best known, as chief political inspiration to Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene, one of America’s foremost…

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