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Tag Archives: William L. Yancey
a little less fire
The famous fire-eater, William L. Yancey, died of kidney disease at his home in Montgomery, Alabama on July 27, 1863. From the Richmond Daily Dispatch August 1, 1863: The late William L Yancey. The death of William L. Yancey, Confederate … Continue reading
A Fire-Eater Sobered
The well-known fire-eater William Lowndes Yancey has returned from a year-long diplomatic mission to Europe. He failed to get either England or France to recognize the Confederacy. Yancey stopped at New Orleans on his way to Richmond to take his … Continue reading
William L. Yancey, Diplomat???
From The New-York Times March 25, 1861 (The New York Times Archive REPORTS FROM NEW-ORLEANS. NEW-ORLEANS, Friday, March 22. The Commissioners of the Confederate States to Europe — Messrs. YANCEY, MANN and ROST — will leave here on the 31st … Continue reading
Fire-eater and Firepower
150 years ago this week The New-York Times BRECKINRIDGE correspondent commented on affairs in the newly independent Alabama. Here are some excerpts (The New-York Times January 26, 1861): THE DISUNION QUESTION.; SOUTHERN CORRESPONDENCE. FROM ALABAMA. HOW IT SEEMS TO BE … Continue reading
Alabama Fasts; Baptists Ready for War
The following excerpted article from The New-York Times mentions a Colonel Watts along with the famous fire-eater William L. Yancey. I’m assuming Watts is Thomas H. Watts, who became Alabama’s governor in 1863. This article was written by The Times’ … Continue reading
Posted in Secession and the Interregnum
Tagged Alabama, Blue Cockades, Fire-Eaters, secession, Thomas H. Watts, William L. Yancey
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