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Comstock Lode. 1. the most valuable deposit of silver ore ever recorded, discovered in 1859 by Henry T. P. Comstock near Virginia City, Nevada.
As a Union soldier in the Civil War, Comstock was stationed in a relatively peaceful area of Florida, removed from the glory of the good fight. He launched private battles against the use of tobacco, alcohol, gambling, and atheism among the armed forces through active participation in the Christian Commission.