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Magoffin, Beriah (1815-1885) Gov., Kentucky
Letters, 1861. 2 items.
Letter from Magoffin to Dr. John M. Johnson, May 24,
1861, asking Johnson to present a proclamation of neutrality
at a meeting in Mayfield, Ky., and letter from Magoffin to Gov.
Isham G. Harris of Tennessee, Aug. 12, 1861, assuring Harris
that Union men camped in southern Kentucky would not invade
his State.
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Magrath, Andrew Gordon
(1813-1893) Gov., South Carolina
Collection, 1861-65. 4 items.
Letters from Magrath to Govs. Joseph E. Brown and
Zebulon B. Vance and Judge Edward Frost concerning military
organization and supplies, the disposition of troops, and
coastal defenses in South Carolina.
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Mahan, Alfred Thayer (1840-1914) Lt., USN
Papers, 1861-1913. 5 items.
Letter from Mahan to C. S. Newcome, Oct. 10,1861, U.S.S.
Pocahontas, on the arrest and imprisonment of secessionist
classmates, the continued presence of southern officers in the
U.S. Navy, attitudes of secessionist women in Maryland, and
the duty stations of mutual friends.
Naval Historical Foundation collection.
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Mallory, Stephen Russell
(ca. 1813-1875) C.S. Secretary of the Navy
Diary, 1861-66. 2 v.
Transcript.
Describes political and social affairs in Richmond, Va., the
progress of the war, the seeming indifference of most Virginians
to the threat of invasion, cabinet meetings, reaction in
Richmond to the policies of Gens. Benjamin F. Butler, David
Hunter, and John W. Phelps, and the deteriorating relationship
between President Davis and Gen. Joseph E. Johnston.
Also contains comments on the character of Mrs. Jefferson
Davis, the generalship of P. G. T. Beauregard, the role of Gen.
Leroy Pope Walker as head of the War Department, and naval
affairs.
Original at the University of North Carolina.
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