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Tears at the Peace Conference

From The New-York Times February 9, 1861: “Occasional,” in a letter from Washington to the Philadelphia Press, gives an incident which transpired during the sessions of the Peace Convention at Washington on Feb. 6. Mr. SEDDEN, of Virginia, a very … Continue reading

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utroque arbitro parati

February 4, 1861 was an important day. As Civil War Daily Gazette reports, the peace convention convened in Washington, D.C. while the confederacy convention of seceding states had its first meeting in Montgomery, Alabama. Also, the two U.S. senators from … Continue reading

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