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Showing posts with label Robert Toombs. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Robert Toombs. Show all posts
Tuesday, October 1, 2024

Senator Charles Sumner to John Bigelow, November 19, 1851

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I do not see our future on the Presidential question. The recent declaration of Toombs seems ominous of a break-up, in which I should rejoic...
Saturday, September 21, 2024

Diary of Corporal John Worrell Northrop: Sunday, May 29, 1864

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The incident at the creek, where I nearly drew the fire of two sentries, led me to inquire as to methods prison authorities have for informi...
Saturday, August 3, 2024

Diary of Corporal John Worrell Northrop: Monday, May 9, 1864

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About 10 a. m., the train having come back, we got on for Lynchburg. I had a flat car next to the engine, exposed to the sun, smoke and cind...
Sunday, June 16, 2024

Diary of John Beauchamp Jones: February 27, 1865

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Bright and windy. The Virginia Assembly has passed resolutions instructing the Senators to vote for the negro troops bill—so Mr. Hunter must...
Tuesday, October 24, 2023

Congressman Albert G. Brown’s Speech on the Admission of California, June 13, 1850

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On the 13th of June, 1850, in the House of Representatives, an amendment to the bill admitting California was rejected, to the effect that t...
Sunday, August 6, 2023

Senator John J. Crittenden to Orlando Brown, January 14, 1850

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FRANKFORT, January 14, 1850. DEAR ORLANDO,—It has been so long since I received a letter from, or written one to, you that I hardly know w...

Congressman Charles S. Morehead to Senator John J. Crittenden, March 31, 1850

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[Continued from Congressman Charles S. Morehead to SenatorJohn J. Crittenden, March 30, 1850 .] March 31st. Not finishing my letter last n...

Congressman Robert Toombs to Senator John J. Crittenden, April 25, 1850

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WASHINGTON, April 25, 1850. DEAR CRITTENDEN,—I have been thinking for several months that I would write to you, but as I did not wish to a...
Thursday, July 20, 2023

Elwood Fisher to Senator Robert M. T. Hunter, October 29, 1850

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WASHINGTON, [D. C.], October 29th, 1850. DEAR HUNTER: Your second favour was received enquiring after the first which had already been ans...
Monday, February 13, 2023

Diary of George Mifflin Dallas, December 3, 1860

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The news brought by the steamer from America is exciting. The political storm rages fiercely in the South, taking a reckless direction for s...
Thursday, July 7, 2022

Investigation Of The Sumner Assault — published May 28, 1856

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We find the following in the Baltimore Papers. With regard the Sumner’s statement, we may remark that it disagrees, in important particulars...
Monday, June 21, 2021

Diary of John Beauchamp Jones: April 27, 1864

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Another bright and beautiful day; and vegetation is springing with great rapidity. But nearly all my potatoes, corn, egg-plants, and tomatoe...
Friday, September 25, 2020

Diary of John Beauchamp Jones: February 2, 1864

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So lax has become Gen. Winder's rule, or deficient, or worse, the vigilance of his detectives,—the rogues and cut-throats,—one of them ...

Diary of John Beauchamp Jones: February 4, 1864

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Clear and pretty cold. We have news of another brilliant affair at Kinston, N. C, where Gen. Pickett has beaten the enemy, killing and woun...
Thursday, April 2, 2020

Minutes of an interview between the colored ministers and church officers at Savannah with the Secretary of War and Major-General Sherman, January 12, 1865 – 8 p.m.

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HEADQUARTERS OF MAJOR-GENERAL SHERMAN,                                     In the City of Savannah, Ga., Thursday evening,               ...
Sunday, January 5, 2020

Robert Toombs to John J. Crittenden, November 9, 1848

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Atlanta, Ga., Nov. 9th, 1848. Dear Crittenden, The telegraff being out of order, you may get our glorious news by this before ...
Tuesday, June 25, 2019

Congressman Robert Toombs to Governor John J. Crittenden. September 27, 1848

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Washington, Ga. , Sept. 27th, 1848. Dear Sir : Upon reaching home two nights since after an absence of three weeks, I found your letter...