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Meet the American who mapped the US-Mexico border, Gen. William Emory, shaped nation in war and in peace

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He isn't a states' rights hero.

"In September 1874, President Ulysses S. Grant ordered Emory to New Orleans, where he successfully negotiated a peace with the conservative White League who had taken over the city by military force. As a result, Republican Governor Kellogg was restored to power and the White League disbanded."

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