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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

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Vicksburg Rally Against Disunion

From The New-York Times December 10, 1860: GREAT ANTI-DISUNION DEMONSTRATION AT VICKSBURG. A mass meeting to consider the issues of the day, way held at Vicksburg, Miss., on the afternoon and evening of the 29th ult. The Whig says: “It … Continue reading

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