My "Show and Tell" profile for this week's 100 Days of #Appalachia on #WikiTree is one of my favorites for the US Southern Colonies Project.

Mordecai Sheftall was the highest ranking Jewish Officer in the Revolutionary War. He went from successful businessman to losing it all because of the war. He was a lot of fun researching through old diaries and notes.

Read his story at:

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Sheftall-16

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