Interview Between Davis and Union Colonel in Richmond
The excerpt portrays a dramatic Civil War dialogue in Richmond between Confederate President Jefferson Davis and a Union colonel, exploring peace talks, Union terms, and the prospects of Confederate independence versus reunion. It also notes Confederate confidence in independence and Southern resistance to emancipation while facing Northern political pressures.
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Edmund Kirke
Wickmena
Eyphelden Kirke
Tae Hovss
Richmond
Beojanin
Genten
Ceesar
Mr. Davis
Benjamin
Bing
Union
Sential
North
Mr. Benjamin
Grant
Sherman
Atlanta
Rapidan
Lee
Maryland
Washington
Fahad
Benjamin Sa
Davis
Lyceum
Dubuque
Bangor
Lincoln
House
Ashley
Smilava
United States
South
Virginia
Uth Carolina
South Carolina
Peo
Davin
Tgme
Confeder 2
Abraham Lincoln
Colorado
Idaho
Illinois
Abraham
Trans Mississippis
Kentucky
Tennessee
Georgia
Petersburg
Appomattox
Stanton
Serge Gans
Washington Press
Examiner
Senate
House “Committee
Wade
Ohio
Winter Davis
New York Herald
Buffalo
Baboon
Tailor
Fremont
Democratic Party
Peace Democrats
Kago
Chicago
War Democracy
Sach
Chicago Democrats
Richmond Examiner
Sherman Warns on Recruiting in Rebel States
Gen Sherman writes from Atlanta 1864 arguing recruiting depots in Georgia Alabama Mississippi and encouraging white and black volunteers. He denounces civilian agents and defends his views on negro labor while urging unity and morale in Union forces.
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Gen. Sherman
Sherman
Headquarters Military Div
Mississippi
Atlanta
John A. Spooner
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Nashville
Tennessee
Chattanooga
Georgia
Alabama
Congress
Webster
Macon
Columbus
Miss
Selma
Montgomery
Mobile
Ala
Milledgeville
Savannah
Memphis
Vicksburg
Natchez
Chatt
Menou
Sam
Desiring Peace Amid War Rhetoric Across Borders
A fragment from a wartime column denounces piecemeal peace as hollow and calls for outright war until Confederates withdraw and the flag of stripes falls from U S forts. The writer mocks pacifist talk and urges decisive action beyond mere terms.
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Burlington
Jurlington
Hawk-Eye
C. Dunham
Crattahoochee River
Red River
Free
Satine
Adriatics
New York Tribune
the Richmond Press
Chicago Tribune
Mulligan
Shenandoah
Fitzhugh Lee
Pais
Daniel
Sassacus
Iain Roe
Monitor
North Carolina
Roe
Albemarle
Albemarne