Kirby Smith, Edmund, 1824-1893 [Announcement of Confederate troops entering Kentucky]

GLC04507.02

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GLC#
GLC04507.02
Type
Broadsides, posters & signs
Date
circa 1862
Author/Creator
Kirby Smith, Edmund, 1824-1893
Title
[Announcement of Confederate troops entering Kentucky]
Place Written
s.l.
Pagination
1 p. : Height: 19.9 cm, Width: 25.1 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

Confederate Major General Kirby Smith announcing that the Confederate Army "has again entered your territory, under my command." Says they are not coming as invaders, but under the principle that govenment derives its powers from the governed. Says he will maintain discipline of his troops and that he will pay for any subsistence procured. Says "We come invoking the spirit of your resolutions of 1798." Says they are coming to free them from Federal oppression. Asks "Are we deceived? - Can you treat us as enemies? - Our hearts answer - No."

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