Seddon, James A. (James Alexander), 1815-1880 to Joseph E. Brown

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GLC#
GLC03723
Type
Letters
Date
26 June 1863
Author/Creator
Seddon, James A. (James Alexander), 1815-1880
Title
to Joseph E. Brown
Place Written
Richmond, Virginia
Pagination
3 p. : docket ; Height: 19.9 cm, Width: 25.4 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

Disagreement over whether the replacement for a deceased officer in a Georgia regiment is to be elected or chosen by the President. Brown, who often believed Jefferson Davis exercised too much power, believed that the officer should be elected, however Seddon writes that Confederate law states he will be chosen by the President. Written on Confederate States of America War Department stationary.

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