General Milton Smith Littlefield (July 19, 1830 - March 7, 1899) was dubbed the "Prince of the Carpetbaggers" during the Reconstruction Era in the southern state of North Carolina

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. He was a Union General during the United States Civil War.

Biography

He was born on July 19, 1830 in Ellisburgh, New York.The corruption

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 scandal was brought forth after George W. Swepson and Littlefield defrauded the state by $4 million, after the North Carolina Legislature of granted $27.8 million in Railroad bonds. Along with Swepson, Littlefield was indicted for the fraud but was never convicted. He died on March 7, 1899.

Further cases

According to a court record filed on March 29, 1886, on March 18, 1872, John H. Miller sued Littlefield in Duval County, Florida

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 over a debt of fifty thousand dollars.

There were also related findings with the Pensacola, Florida

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Railroad lines, as well as suits involving Calvin Littlefield, who filed to have the bonds given over to him.