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    150-year old Confederate officer secrets revealed in decoded diary [Image 2 of 4]

    150-year old Confederate officer secrets revealed in decoded diary

    SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY, UNITED STATES

    10.03.2014

    Photo by Eric Durr 

    New York National Guard

    James Gandy, libarian for the New York State Military Museum in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., holds the 150-year old diary kept by Confederate Army lieutenant James Malbone. Malbone wrote parts of the diary in a home-made code to keep private information about military movements, his sex life, and his musings about the possibility that Varina Davis, the wife of Confederate President Jefferson Davis, was of African-American ancestry. Malbone's code was recently broken by Queens College associate professor Kent Boklan, a former National Security Agency-trained code breaker. The museum is administered by the New York State Division of Military and Naval Affairs, which oversees the New York Army and Air National Guard. ( Division of Military and Naval Affairs photo by Eric Durr/Released)

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    Date Taken: 10.03.2014
    Date Posted: 10.08.2014 11:44
    Photo ID: 1605686
    VIRIN: 140310-Z-ZZ999-003
    Resolution: 3872x2592
    Size: 905.82 KB
    Location: SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY, US

    Web Views: 194
    Downloads: 3

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