Georgia teen's Civil War diary published after 150 years
Macon resident kept daily record of conflict


ATLANTA — The news article crossed Jan Croon's Facebook feed a few times before she clicked on it. Written in 2012 by a reporter from the Washington Post, it told the story of LeRoy Gresham, a disabled 12-year-old from Macon who documented the unfolding of the Civil War, mostly from his bed.
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