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Thomas R.R. Cobb: Extracts from Letters to his Wife, February 3, 1861-December 10, 1862

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“February 3, 1861 - December 10, 1862. Montgomery, Alabama, and Richmond and Virginia battle frontier. Extracts, from letters to his wife, by key Georgia moderate secessionist, describe events in Confederate congress and then from Virginia…

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Two Boys in the Civil War and After

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Alabama Secedes From the Union

“November 1860-January 1861. Montgomery. Alabama. A judge reviews the election events in 1860 and the secession debates in Alabama.”

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Letters of Rev. W.H. Mitchell, January 1861

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Manuscripts: Yancey-Davis Letters, Part 2

“Letters to and from William Lowndes Yancey on life in Alabama, before and during the War and difficulties facing the CSA.”

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Manuscripts: Yancey-Davis Letter, Part 1