Vaughan and Buckingham Altercation

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Description

A Wednesday, June 18, 1873 *Florence Times-Journal* report of an altercation between black residents Nat Vaughan and Jim Buckingham which resulted in both men suffering "the usual penalty," meaning they were fined and released.

Jim Buckingham may be the James "Jim" Buckingham (1846-1915) who was a farmer and former cook in Co K, 7th AL Inf, CSA and who attended some United Confederate Veterans reunions after the war. This Jim Buckingham married Susan Foster in 1866 and they had a total of 7 children, 3 still living by 1900.

Creator

*Florence Times-Journal*

Source

*Florence Times-Journal,* Wednesday, June 18, 1873, p. 3.

Publisher

Newspapers.com

Contributor

Lee Freeman

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Files

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Collection

The Law, Crime and Punishment

Citation

*Florence Times-Journal*, “Vaughan and Buckingham Altercation,” Shoals Black History, accessed April 25, 2024, https://shoalsblackhistory.omeka.net/items/show/850.