Southern Historical Society Papers, Volumes 29-31Virginia Historical Society, 1901 - Confederate States of America |
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... brave band of Missis- sippians belonging to Harris ' and Humphreys ' Mississippi brigades . I accompanied him as far south as Washington , Ga . In that distin- guished cavalcade was President Davis himself , General John C. Breckenridge ...
... brave band of Missis- sippians belonging to Harris ' and Humphreys ' Mississippi brigades . I accompanied him as far south as Washington , Ga . In that distin- guished cavalcade was President Davis himself , General John C. Breckenridge ...
Page 44
... brave men whose last rest- ing places fair hands have strewn with flowers , while in tearful con- templation we recall their heroic deeds and unflinching devotion to duty and principle . " Forty years ago our country was torn with the ...
... brave men whose last rest- ing places fair hands have strewn with flowers , while in tearful con- templation we recall their heroic deeds and unflinching devotion to duty and principle . " Forty years ago our country was torn with the ...
Page 47
... brave men , and the foolish stories that went the newspaper rounds were all false . ** I defy anybody to find a single officer or soldier who was present at the capture of Jefferson Davis , who will say , upon honor , that he was ...
... brave men , and the foolish stories that went the newspaper rounds were all false . ** I defy anybody to find a single officer or soldier who was present at the capture of Jefferson Davis , who will say , upon honor , that he was ...
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... brave and good man is attributed to the malign influence of his wife , who , it is charged , was a " secessionist and one of the F. F. V.'s . " After the public became aware of what was going on in the prison house and the fearless ...
... brave and good man is attributed to the malign influence of his wife , who , it is charged , was a " secessionist and one of the F. F. V.'s . " After the public became aware of what was going on in the prison house and the fearless ...
Page 74
... brave men who could thus best give expression to their indignation for what was past and their joy for the present . As the carriage approached the hotel all sounds ceased , and a deep ยท and solemn silence fell upon the vast crowd ...
... brave men who could thus best give expression to their indignation for what was past and their joy for the present . As the carriage approached the hotel all sounds ceased , and a deep ยท and solemn silence fell upon the vast crowd ...
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