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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02469.27 |
| From Archive Folder | Unassociated Civil War Documents 1861 |
| Title | Robert Augustus Toombs to Pierre G.T. Beauregard possibly refers to General Leroy Pope Walker, former Secretary of War, or William Henry Talbot Walker |
| Date | 27 October 1861 |
| Author | Toombs, Robert Augustus (1810-1885) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Written from camp near Centreville, Virginia. General Toombs, former Secretary of State (February-July 1861), writes to Beauregard, commander of the Potomac District, Department of Northern Virginia. Discusses General Walker. Relates, "I will write to the Presdt & the Secretary to day on the subject. While I do not think the President would do the Genl injustice some past incidents between them might influence him to do him tardy justice, that is, do it in his own way & own time..." (This letter possibly refers to General Leroy Pope Walker, former Secretary of War, or William Henry Talbot Walker). |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Confederate General or Leader Confederate States of America |
| People | Toombs, Robert Augustus (1810-1885) Beauregard, Gustave Toutant (1818-1893) Hunter, Robert Mercer Taliaferro (1809-1887) Davis, Jefferson (1808-1889) Walker, Leroy Pope (1817-1884) Walker, William Henry Talbot (1816-1864) |
| Place written | Virginia |
| Theme | The American Civil War; The Presidency; Government & Politics |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | Jefferson Davis was President of the Confederacy during the Civil War. Robert M. T. Hunter was Confederate Secretary of State July 1861- February 1862. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |