Ten years after the end of the American Civil War, some Confederate veterans were back in action, fighting as mercenaries in Africa, One of them rose to a high rank in the Egyptian army, and played a key role in an attempt that ended in disastrous defeat to forge an empire in eastern Africa, Following are 20 things about that and other fascinating Civil War facts.
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