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TIL of John "The Mad Russian" Turchin whose dishonorable discharge was changed to promotion to general after his wife spoke with President Lincoln and Secretary of War. A paper stated "in the lottery matrimonial Col. Turchin had the good fortune to draft an invaluable prize."

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