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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 8. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), All quiet along the <rs>Potomac</rs> to-night--proof that it was written by Thaddeus Oliver, of Twiggs county, Georgia. (search)
the authorship of the poem before it was ever in print — and that after it was printed he again and again reiterated his claim to its authorship. 3. Mr. Oliver then gives, as settling the question, the following letters: Letter from Frank Daves.Martz, Indiana, May 30, 1872. Mr. Hugh F. Oliver, Madison, Ga.: Dear Sir — In reading your article claiming All quiet along the Potomac, for your father, Thaddeus Oliver, I notice that you request all persons who can throw any light on the he Potomac. I sincerely hope that you may succeed in establishing your father's claims to one of the most powerful lyrics of the late war. Trusting that my mite to the good cause will do all the good it is intended to do, I am truly, yours, Frank Daves. Letters of John D. Ashton.Waynesboroa, Ga., January 2, 1874. Rev. H. F. Oliver, Madison, Ga.: My Dear Sir — Numerous engagements, of both a private and professional character, and a desire to overlook some old papers of mine, among whi<