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Edward Alfred Pollard, The lost cause; a new Southern history of the War of the Confederates ... Drawn from official sources and approved by the most distinguished Confederate leaders., Chapter 6: (search)
e two governments upon principles of right, justice, equity, and good faith. In pursuance of this resolution, and in furtherance of his own views, Mr. Davis deputed an embassy of commissioners to Washington, authorized to negotiate for the removal of the Federal garrisons from Forts Pickens and Sumter, and to provide for the settlement of all claims of public property arising out of the separation of the States from the Union. Two of the commissioners, Martin Crawford of Georgia, and John Forsythe of Alabama, attended in Washington, arriving there on the 5th of March. They gave only an informal notice of their arrival, with a view to afford time to the President, who had just been inaugurated, for the discharge of other pressing official duties in the organization of his administration, before engaging his attention in the object of their mission. On the 12th of March, they addressed an official communication to Mr. Seward, Secretary of State, explaining the functions of the emb
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 15. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Terry's Brigade, formerly John M. Jones's. (search)
ey, J. A. McBryde, Mus'n H. H. Heflin, W. I. Smith, A. A. Teagan, Mus'n W. C. Jackson, M. I. McPhaul, G. W. Riddle. Co. A. 1st Sergeant D. A. Meares, 1st Corporal J. J. Howell, Private James Holeman, Private T. P. Joyce, L. C. Phillips, B. Messinger. Co. B. Bassinger, Private L. Lane, Ferry, Fred Waller. Private Joseph Bassinger T. L. Terry, Co. C. Private M. J. Vanlandigham. Co. E. 5th Sergeant John Mitchell, 1st Corporal F. Harris, Private John Forsythe Paul Gooch Private C. E. Jeffries, L. Meadows, R. H. Oakley, C. R. Thomasson. Co. F. 1st Sergeant J. N. Branson, 2d Sergeant F. Craven, 1st Corporal E. Tucker, Private R. T. Bean, Private J. W. Hancock, Noah Owens, Henry Tucker, Joseph F. Dunn. Co. G. 1st Sergeant J. C. Davis, 2d Sergeant T. A. Fatral, 1st Corporal J. F. Cavaniss, Private W. L. Brower, L. Furgerson, Sion Hill, John Hicks, Private A. M. Ingold, J. A. Leach, E. Thompson,
The Daily Dispatch: February 26, 1861., [Electronic resource], The National crisis. (search)
The Southern Congress. Montgomery,Ala., Feb. 25. --A resolution was adopted to-day, instructing the committee to inquire into the present condition of the public lands. Mr. Rhett announced that the committee would report the permanent Constitution on Wednesday. The following appointments have been confirmed: Henry F. West, of Miss., Postmaster General; J. P. Benjamin, of Louisiana, Attorney General. It is rumored that Mallory, of Florida, is to be Secretary of the Navy. The Commissioners to Washington are: Abraham, of Louisiana; M. J. Crawford, of Georgia; John Forsythe, of Alabama.