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author: Eric Wagoner
date: '2000-08-01T05:04:55'
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title: After the civil war, southern
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After the civil war, southern families, [numbering in the thousands](http://www.patsabin.com/lowcountry/confederados.htm), left the United States to start a new life in Brazil. I had no idea. Two years ago, decendants of these ["Confederados" returned to see what](http://www.onlineathens.com/1998/072098/0720.a2brazil.html) their ancestors had left behind. Thanks to [Chip](http://www.athenstown.com/chip/) for the links from our local paper's archives.