Browse Items · The Haskell Monroe Collection: Life in the Confederacy

A Contemporary Account of the Inauguration of Jefferson Davis

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

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“January 1861. Montgomery, Alabama. Recollections of the conventions by a delegate—prepared by his grandson.”

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“February 13 - August 20, 1861. Montgomery, Alabama, and Richmond, Virginia. A young "Calhoonist" describes the creation of the CSA Congress.”

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“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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