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J. B. Jones, A Rebel War Clerk's Diary, chapter 3 (search)
IV. July, 1861
My family in North Carolina.
volunteers daily rejected.
Gen. Winder appears upon the stage.
Toombs commissioned.
Hunter Secretary of State.
duel prevented.
Col B. Secretary for a few hours.
Gen. Garnett killed.
battle of Manassas.
great excitement.
Col. Bartow.
July 1
My family are gone.
Well, Washington had his Lafayette-and I like the nativity of these officers better than that of the Northern men, still applying for commissions.
July 9
Mr. Toombs is to be a brigadier-general.
That is what I looked for. The two brothers Cobb are to be colonels; and Orr is to have a regiment.
Mr. Hunter succeeds ToombToombs in the State Department-and that disposes of him, if he will stay there.
It is to be an obscure place; and if he were indolent, without ambition, it would be the very place for him. Wise is done for. He has had several fights, always drawing blood; but when he gets ready to make a great fight, he is ordered back for fear of his
J. B. Jones, A Rebel War Clerk's Diary, chapter 13 (search)
Xxiv. March, 1863
Removed into Clay Street.
Gen. Toombs resigned.
Lincoln dictator.
he can call 3,000,000 of men.
President is sick.
his office is no e North; I predict civil war there; and that will be our aid and comfort.
Gen. Toombs has resigned; and it is said Pryor has been made a major-general.
Thus we g President is sick, and has not been in the Executive Office for three days. Gen. Toombs, resigned, has published a farewell address to his brigade.
He does not spe tes.
I am sorry this Irish editor has been imported.
The resignation of Gen. Toombs is making some sensation il certain circles.
He was among the foremost lead urbance.
Duff Green, who is everywhere in stormy times, told me to-day that Gen. Toombs would be elected Governor of Georgia this fall, and said there were intimati th the United States!
This would be death to the government-and destruction to Toombs.
It must be a mistake.
He cannot have any such design.
If he had, it would b
J. B. Jones, A Rebel War Clerk's Diary, chapter 38 (search)
J. B. Jones, A Rebel War Clerk's Diary, chapter 43 (search)
J. B. Jones, A Rebel War Clerk's Diary, chapter 48 (search)