October 1876The Philadelphia Illustrated Weekly
General Sidney Marion Keats
Famed Confederate Calvary Leader
Visits the Centennial Exposition
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His Thoughts on the Missouri Bandits
His Political Ambitions
The celebrated Confederate cavalry leader, Sidney Marion Keats, has been in Philadelphia these last few days, taking in the wonders of the Centennial Exposition. The General, who failed in his bid for the Democratic nomination in the Missouri gubernatorial race two years ago, was in the company of his long time friend and associate, Colonel J. A. X. Brown. Colonel Brown, who is now a representative in the Missouri legislature, attained notoriety at war’s end, when he refused to surrender to the Union and, instead, led his troops to Mexico.
Our reporter interviewed the two gent
