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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC04545.03 |
| From Archive Folder | Unassociated Civil War Documents 1865-1929 |
| Title | Jefferson Davis to Daniel Harvey Hill regarding relieving him from duty |
| Date | 24 December 1886 |
| Author | Davis, Jefferson (1808-1889) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Written from Beauvoir, the estate of former Confederate President Davis. Written and signed in the hand of Davis's wife, Varina. Davis relates, "I truly regret that you should have misconstrued my action in relieving you from duty with the army of Tennessee as a condemnation of your conduct in the battle of Chickamauga. That was not the question upon which I had to act... I assigned you to duty with the Army of Tennessee without an application from the commander of that Army... The relations which I found existing between yourself and the Commander of the Army of Tennessee, made it necessary that I should comply with his recommendation for your removal. This was done without change in my opinion as to your vigilance in campaign, or your gallantry in battle..." (General Braxton Bragg recommended Hill's removal). Claims that General Leonidas Polk was removed under similar circumstances, but was assigned to other duty due to his seniority. Asserts that General John Pemberton's case most closely resembled Hill's, and that Pemberton was only able to fill another command after he accepted a lower rank. Claims there was no vacant command for Hill to fill at the time he was relieved. Remembers Hill as "among the most faithful supporters of our Cause..." |
| Subjects | Confederate General or Leader Women's History Confederate States of America Civil War Military History Battle Battle of Chickamauga |
| People | Davis, Jefferson (1808-1889) Hill, D. H. (Daniel Harvey) (1821-1889) Davis, Varina (1826-1906) Pemberton, John C. (John Clifford) (1814-1881) Polk, Leonidas (1806-1864) |
| Place written | Biloxi, Mississippi |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Women in American History |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
| Civil War: Theater of War | Main Western Theater |
| Civil War: Unit | Army of Tennessee |