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    • Eugène Dumez letter, 1864 March 2

    • Eugène Dumez letter, 1864 March 2

    • Vignaud, Henry, 1830-1922.; Slidell, John, 1793-1871.; Journalists--France.; French newspapers.; Diplomatic and consular service, Confederate--France.

    • Letter from Eugène Dumez, St. Just, France, to Henry Vignaud returns to the Martin affair. Dumez tries to cheer Vignaud, reminding him of literary and political possibilities and still encouraging him to see Chavanne and Rameau. He refers again...
    • Civil War Context and Conflict at LSU Libraries
    • Eugène Dumez letter, 1864 March 24

    • Eugène Dumez letter, 1864 March 24

    • Vignaud, Henry, 1830-1922.; Diplomatic and consular service, Confederate--France.; Journalism--Louisiana.; Journalists--Louisiana.; Mexico--History--European intervention, 1861-1867.

    • Letter from Eugène Dumez, St. Just, France, to Henry Vignaud refers to Vignauds post at the Confederate legation. Dumez states that the Mmorial will flourish along with the Mexican empire and comments on the empires future as well as on...
    • Civil War Context and Conflict at LSU Libraries
    • Eugène Dumez letter, 1865 August 5

    • Eugène Dumez letter, 1865 August 5

    • Vignaud, Henry, 1830-1922.; Wells, James Madison, 1808-1899.; Johnson, Andrew, 1808-1875.; Beauregard, G. T. (Gustave Toutant), 1818-1893.; Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889.; French newspapers--Louisiana.; United States--History--Civil War,...

    • Letter from Eugène Dumez, St. John the Baptist Parish, La., to Henry Vignaud states that he waited to write until after the fall of the Confederacy. Dumez relates the changes and the turmoil in Southern society occasioned by defeat and the end of...
    • Civil War Context and Conflict at LSU Libraries
    • Eugène Dumez letter, 1865 February 17

    • Eugène Dumez letter, 1865 February 17

    • Vignaud, Henry, 1830-1922.; Slidell, John, 1793-1871.; Exiles--France.; United States--Foreign relations--1861-1865.; Confederate States of America--Foreign relations--Europe.

    • Letter from Eugène Dumez, St. John the Baptist Parish, La., to Henry Vignaud reports that communication is difficult between the countryside and New Orleans and delays his writing. He asks about Slidell and asserts that Europe must determine its...
    • Civil War Context and Conflict at LSU Libraries
    • J.D.B. De Bow letter, 1861 August 28

    • J.D.B. De Bow letter, 1861 August 28

    • Gayarré, Charles, 1805-1895.; Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889.; Slidell, John, 1793-1871.; Generals--Confederate States of America.; Confederate States of America--Politics and government.

    • Letter from J.D.B. DeBow, Richmond, Va., to Charles Gayarré discusses the possible appointment of John Slidell, whom he derisively calls ""King John," to Europe; the inability of Jefferson Davis to deal effectively with politicians; the...
    • Civil War Context and Conflict at LSU Libraries
    • J.D.B. De Bow letter, 1861 August 7

    • J.D.B. De Bow letter, 1861 August 7

    • Gayarré, Charles, 1805-1895.; Memminger, C. G. (Christopher Gustavus), 1803-1888.; Richmond (Va.)--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.; Legislators--Confederate States of America.; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Prisoners and prisons.

    • Letter from J.D.B. DeBow, Richmond, Va., to Charles Gayarré describes conditions in Richmond and reports he accepted a post under C.G. Memminger, Confederate States Treasurer. He reports conflicts among Slidell, Perkins, and other Louisiana...
    • Civil War Context and Conflict at LSU Libraries
    • J.D.B. De Bow letter, 1861 December 16

    • J.D.B. De Bow letter, 1861 December 16

    • Gayarré, Charles, 1805-1895.; Memminger, C. G. (Christopher Gustavus), 1803-1888.; Slidell, John, 1793-1871.; Speculation--Confederate States of America.; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Prisoners and prisons.

    • Letter from J.D.B. DeBow, Richmond, Va., to Charles Gayarré discusses his work under C.G. Memminger, the ""Judge's"" attitude toward Slidell and Gayarré land and slave speculation, and the exchange of prisoners.
    • Civil War Context and Conflict at LSU Libraries
    • J.D.B. De Bow letter, 1861 July 4

    • J.D.B. De Bow letter, 1861 July 4

    • Gayarré, Charles, 1805-1895.; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.; Confederate States of America--Politics and government.

    • Letter from J.D.B. DeBow, near Nashville, Tenn., to Charles Gayarré points out that it is the fourth of July and what did it get us, a despotism more absolute and irrepressible than we left. He agrees with Gayarré that it will be a short war,...
    • Civil War Context and Conflict at LSU Libraries
    • J.D.B. De Bow letter, 1861 October 28

    • J.D.B. De Bow letter, 1861 October 28

    • Gayarré, Charles, 1805-1895.; Slidell, John, 1793-1871.; Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889.; Slave labor--Confederate States of America.; Confederate States of America--Politics and government.; Confederate States of America--Foreign relations--Europe.

    • Letter from J.D.B. DeBow, Richmond, Va., to Charles Gayarré discusses family matters, comments favorably on the health of Jefferson Davis and his possible re-election, states that the European appointments are temporary (even ""Slidell still wans...
    • Civil War Context and Conflict at LSU Libraries
    • J.D.B. De Bow letter, 1862 June 22

    • J.D.B. De Bow letter, 1862 June 22

    • Gayarré, Charles, 1805-1895.; Lovell, Mansfield, 1822-1884.; Beauregard, G. T. (Gustave Toutant), 1818-1893.; Fugitive slaves--Confederate States of America.; New Orleans (La.)--History--Capture, 1862.; United States--History--Civil War,...

    • Letter from J.D.B. DeBow, Charleston, S.C., to Charles Gayarré blames Mansfield Lovell for the fall of New Orleans and discusses civilian attitudes toward the war in Richmond and Charleston, the desertion of slaves along the coast, foreign aid,...
    • Civil War Context and Conflict at LSU Libraries
    • J.D.B. De Bow letter, 1863 November 29

    • J.D.B. De Bow letter, 1863 November 29

    • Gayarré, Charles, 1805-1895.; Memminger, C. G. (Christopher Gustavus), 1803-1888.; Cotton trade--Confederate States of America.; Money--Confederate States of America.; Plantations--Mississippi.; Confederate States of America--Politics and...

    • Letter from J.D.B. DeBow, South Carolina, to Charles Gayarré discusses government frauds, presents Gayarre's ideas of cotton trade to C.G. Memminger, discusses currency difficulties and the price of cotton, and mentions the purchase of a...
    • Civil War Context and Conflict at LSU Libraries
    • J.D.B. De Bow letter, 1863 October 12

    • J.D.B. De Bow letter, 1863 October 12

    • Gayarré, Charles, 1805-1895.; Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889.; Memminger, C. G. (Christopher Gustavus), 1803-1888.; Soul, Pierre, 1801-1870.; Confederate States of America--Politics and government.

    • Letter from J.D.B. DeBow, Alabama, to Charles Gayarré discusses hard times, the ""black villainy"" of Wilson, Gayarre's adversity, a visit with Jefferson Davis and the Confederate cabinet, the despair of C.G. Meminger over Confederate...
    • Civil War Context and Conflict at LSU Libraries
    • J.D.B. De Bow letter, 1865 February 3

    • J.D.B. De Bow letter, 1865 February 3

    • Gayarré, Charles, 1805-1895.; Beauregard, G. T. (Gustave Toutant), 1818-1893.; Soul, Pierre, 1801-1870.; American Confederate voluntary exiles--Mexico.; Columbus (Miss.)--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Social aspects.

    • Letter from J.D.B. DeBow, Columbus, Miss., to Charles Gayarré describes the country as crowded with ""whipped men and reconstructionists." He also discusses a possible stand west of the Mississippi River, the flight of Pierre Soule to Mexico, and...
    • Civil War Context and Conflict at LSU Libraries
    • J.D.B. De Bow letter, 1865 January 31

    • J.D.B. De Bow letter, 1865 January 31

    • Gayarré, Charles, 1805-1895.; Benjamin, J. p.), (Judah Philip), 1811-1884.; Sherman's March to the Sea.; Slaves--Emancipation--United States.; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Peace.; Confederate States of America--Politics and...

    • Letter from J.D.B. DeBow, South Carolina, to Charles Gayarré discusses hard times in the Confederate government and army, Sherman's march to the sea, prospects of peace, and slave emancipation. He also contrasts the calmness of Judah P. Benjamin...
    • Civil War Context and Conflict at LSU Libraries
    • John Quitman letter, 1850 October 2

    • John Quitman letter, 1850 October 2

    • Cartwright, Samuel A. (Samuel Adolphus), 1793-1863.; Webster, Daniel, 1782-1852.; Compromise of 1850.; Secession--Southern States.; Texas--Politics and government--1846-1865.; United States--Politics and government--1849-1853.

    • Letter from Governor John Quitman, Jackson, Miss., to Samuel Cartwright, New Orleans, advocating secession and militant states' rights, refuting Daniel Webster's speech on California (in relation to the Compromise of 1850), and commenting...
    • Civil War Context and Conflict at LSU Libraries
    • Mary Louise McMurran letter, 1856 August 29

    • Mary Louise McMurran letter, 1856 August 29

    • McMurran, John T., Jr.; Fillmore, Millard, 1800-1874.; Whig Party (U.S." Plantation owners--Mississippi.; Slaves--Mississippi.; United States--Politics and government--1853-1857.

    • Letter from Mary Louise McMurran to John McMurran, Jr. regarding those from Natchez who will attend the Whig National Convention in Baltimore, her husband's political sentiments ""Mr. Fillmore is the only man (your father thinks) to save our ship...
    • Civil War Context and Conflict at LSU Libraries
    • Mary Louise McMurran letter, 1856 November 12

    • Mary Louise McMurran letter, 1856 November 12

    • McMurran, Alie Austen, d. 1899.; Quitman, John Anthony, 1798-1858.; Buchanan, James, 1791-1868.; Presidents--United States--Election--1856.; Plantations--Mississippi.

    • Letter from Mary Louise McMurran, Melrose, Natchez, to Alie Austen McMurran, Riverside Plantation, Miss., regarding her keeping a list of calling cards left for Alie so she can return calls; the Democratic celebration at Monmouth (John Quitman's...
    • Civil War Context and Conflict at LSU Libraries
    • Sarah Ker Butler letter, 1861 April 16

    • Sarah Ker Butler letter, 1861 April 16

    • Butler, Margaret, 1821-1890.; Anderson, Robert, 1805-1871.; Fort Sumter (Charleston, S.C.)--Siege, 1861.; Houma (La.)--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Public opinion.

    • Letter from Sara E. Ker Butler, Le Carpe Plantation, Terrebonne Parish, La., to Margaret Butler relates news of the bombardment of Ft. Sumter and excitement in Houma:""those who wished to go (nearly all had signed an agreement to that effect, among...
    • Civil War Context and Conflict at LSU Libraries

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