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One-Armed Terror (Pt. 1)

Prior to 1861, Alvin Cobb  of  Montgomery County, Missouri was a farmer who was locally known as “one-arm Alvin.” The missing limb having been lost in an accident; although the details remain unclear. Cobb started his Civil War military career as a Captain in the Missouri State...