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Eliza Frances Andrews, The war-time journal of a Georgia girl, 1864-1865, V. In the dust and ashes of defeat (may 6 -June 1 , 1865 ). (search)
The Annals of the Civil War Written by Leading Participants North and South (ed. Alexander Kelly McClure), How Jefferson Davis was overtaken. (search)
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 1., Chapter 2 : preliminary rebellious movements. (search)
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 3., Chapter 19 : the repossession of Alabama by the Government . (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Stephens , Alexander Hamilton -1883 (search)
Stephens, Alexander Hamilton -1883
Statesman; born near Crawfordsville, Ga., Feb. 11, 1812; was educated at Franklin College, and graduated in 1832.
Being left an orphan, he was indebted to the care of friends for his education and youthful training for usefulness.
He was admitted to the practice of the law in 1834 at Crawfordsville, and soon rose to eminence.
His first care was to reimburse expenditures by his friends and to purchase from the hands of strangers the home of his childhood at Crawfordsville.
In early manhood he adopted the doctrine of State sovereignty (q. v.) in all its breadth, and always believed in the righteousness of slavery.
In this doctrine and belief he always acted consistently.
Though small in stature about Mr. Davis's nomination for President can be told in few words.
Robert Toombs and I, as we got upon the cars at Crawfordsville, on our way to Montgomery, met Mr. Chestnut.
The latter said that the South Carolina delegation had talked the matov
Alfred Roman, The military operations of General Beauregard in the war between the states, 1861 to 1865, chapter 26 (search)
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 11. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 110 (search)
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32. letter of Alexander H. Stephens: on State sovereignty.
written in reply to a communication addressed to him by his friends in Georgia, on the subject of which it treats.
Crawfordsville, Ga., September 22, 1864.
Gentlemen: You will please excuse me for not answering your letter of the fourteenth instant sooner.
I have been absent nearly a week on a visit to my brother in Sparta, who has been quite out of health for some time.
Your letter I found here on my return home yesterday.
The delay of my reply thus occasioned I regret.
Without further explanation or apology, allow me now to say to you that no person living can possibly feel a more ardent desire for an end to be put to this unnatural and merciless war upon honorable and just terms than I do. But I really do not see that it is in my power or yours, or that of any number of persons in our position, to inaugurate any movement that will even tend to aid in bringing about a result that we and so many more
Hon. J. L. M. Curry , LL.D., William Robertson Garrett , A. M. , Ph.D., Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 1.1, Legal Justification of the South in secession, The South as a factor in the territorial expansion of the United States (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Biographical: officers of civil and military organizations. (search)
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 36. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), chapter 1.15 (search)
Presidency of the Confederacy offered Stephens and refused.
From the times-dispatch, February 17, 1907.
Colonel David Twiggs Hamilton, of Georgia, tells this story of why Alexander H. Stephens was not elected President of the Southern Confederacy:
The subject was broached to Mr. Stephens on the way to Montgomery, says Colonel Hamilton.
Mr. Toombs took the train with us at Crawfordville, and we found Mr. Chestnut, of South Carolina, aboard.
He came over and took the seat in front of Mr. Stephens and me. Mr. Toombs was in the seat behind.
Mr. Stephens, said Chestnut, the delegation from my State has' been conferring and has decided to look to Georgia for a President.
Well, sir, Mr. Stephens replied, we have Mr. Toombs, Mr. Cobb, Governor Jenkins and Governor Johnson.
Either will suit; I will give my vote to either.
We are only looking to you and Mr. Toombs, Mr. Stephens, Chestnut answered positively.
No other names were mentioned, and the majority of the d