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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03021 |
| From Archive Folder | Unassociated Civil War Documents 1865-1929 |
| Title | Irvin McDowell to Ulysses S. Grant discussing reconstruction and politics in Mississippi |
| Date | 8 June 1868 |
| Author | McDowell, Irvin (1818-1885) |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Government document |
| Content Description | Signed as Brevet Major. Discusses reconstruction and politics in Mississippi. McDowell writes that the Mississippi Governor, despite having no patronage or money, is seeking to defeat a new constitution. He believes that removing the governor would result in "political martyrdom," and actually increase his influence. Writes that in case he is wrong, he recommends General Adelbert Ames as military governor. Written on Headquarters 4th Military District, (Department of Mississippi and Arkansas) stationary. Note in pink ink by the Cipher Operator states that a duplicate was sent my mail to Memphis to be telegraphed from there. |
| Subjects | Mississippi State Constitution Union General Reconstruction Politics Finance Government and Civics Military History |
| People | McDowell, Irvin (1818-1885) Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson) (1822-1885) Ames, Adelbert (1835-1933) |
| Place written | Vicksburg, Mississippi |
| Theme | Reconstruction; Government & Politics; Banking & Economics |
| 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 |
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