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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00684.05 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of John McIntosh Kell, Commander in the Confederate Navy |
| Title | John McIntosh Kell to Julia Blanche Kell regarding Secession |
| Date | 17 January 1861 |
| Author | Kell, John McIntosh (1823-1900) |
| Recipient | Kell, Julia Blanche |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Writes to his wife with postscript that "the Secession Ordinance will probably pass tomorrow." |
| Subjects | Secession Civil War Military History Confederate General or Leader Confederate States of America Soldier's Letter |
| People | Kell, John McIntosh (1823-1900) Kell, Julia Blanche (1836-1917) |
| Place written | Milledgeville, Georgia |
| Theme | Government & Politics; Naval & Maritime; The American Civil War; ; Women in American History |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | Kell resigned from the United States Navy on 18 January 1861, the day of Georgia's secession. He was present at the signing of the ordinance as an observer. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |