Statistics for occurrence #1 of “Edgefield” in chapter 48 of Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 12.:

...ch had been begun, if not encouraged, by Governor Scott, but which were a common occurrence under Chamberlain's administration. A negro man named Tennant, who held the rank of Captain of militia in Edgefield , under the pretext that white men had shot into his house, had the long-roll beaten, and the negro militia poured in to his call for assistance. The whites, feeling that mischief was intended, asse...
Max. Freq. Min. Freq.
Entity Corpus Doc Corpus Doc  
Edgefield (Tennessee, United States) 10,375 47 1,399 7 0 user votes
Edgefield (South Carolina, United States) 101 0 11 0 0 user votes
Edgefield (Alabama, United States) 0 0 0 0 0 user votes
Edgefield (Alabama, United States) 0 0 0 0 0 user votes
Edgefield (Alabama, United States) 0 0 0 0 0 user votes
Edgefield (Louisiana, United States) 0 0 0 0 0 user votes
Edgefield (Mississippi, United States) 0 0 0 0 0 user votes
Edgefield (Ohio, United States) 0 0 0 0 0 user votes
Edgefield (Virginia, United States) 0 0 0 0 0 user votes

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