Statistics for occurrence #1 of “Cornelius Bidgood” in article 10 of The Daily Dispatch: December 25, 1863., [Electronic resource]:
...ation of the Federals.
Six citizens of Nansemond county have been sentenced by Butler to six months imprisonment for whipping a negro.
We could learn the names of but three, viz: Wright King, Cornelius Bidgood , and John B. Wright.
The reported fight near Elizabeth City turned out to be only a skirmish, and resulted in nothing of any consequence.
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