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First Corinthians, 13-13:  So faith, hope, love remain, these three; but the greatest of these is love.

George E. Dixon was a handsome and wealthy young man working in Mobile, AL by the start of the Civil War in 1861.  One day, a Southern bell named, Queenie Bennett, caught his eye.  Dixon made his affections known to her and when Queenie drew her handkerchief across her lips and looked at him with desire, Dixon knew she was smitten with him too.  The warmth of young love filled their hearts and the two began a courtship that would become the stuff of legends. (more…)