Power and limits of Confederate government in wartime
A historical reflection argues Congress must exercise full power to raise armies declare war and regulate the land and naval forces. It laments state interference, habeas issues, and press agitation weakening the Confederacy, urging stronger central authority to sustain national safety and currency for soldiers.
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Ner
Landa
Arena
Aires
Assar
Confederacy
Bavg
North Carolina
Nus
Land
Naval Forest
Richmond
Northere
Blairs
Grant
Davis
Seward
Stcp
South
Jeff Davis
Passioner
Confederate States
Baltimore
Porter
Butler
Wilmington
Glenera Butler
Belall
Naval Service
Admiral Porter
General Butler
Enti
Seminole and Confederate War Letters and Legal Debate
Reprint of military and political notes from the Confederate era. Includes tribute to a Seminole ally, reports on Fort Washington and Fort Arbuckle, and detailed legal analysis of exemptions for state officers under 1864 conscription laws. Discusses conflict between Confederate war power and state government rights.
North Carolina Troops Hold Left as Yankees Press Near Granny White
Reports describe Confederate forces under Coleman and Ector repelling a strong Yankee advance on Thursday near the Hillsboro and Granny White pikes. Gen Sears wounded, center held, and 1700 Union prisoners moved to Barton on the Memphis and Charleston line. The narrative praises North Carolina troops for delaying the enemy’s leftward push at Ville.
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Hood
Sammy
Sears
French
Hardin Pike
Ector
Hardin
Col. Coleman
Walthall
Lear
Hillsboro
Granny White
Johnson
Coleman
Bate
Nashville
Barton
Memphis and
Charleston
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