
Civil War 160: Wednesday November 14, 1860.
- Alexander Hamilton Stephens- a U.S. Congressman from Georgia spoke to the Georgia state legislature in Milledgeville. Among his comments were- he opposed succession and called upon the South to stand upon the Constitution and “Let the fanatics of the North break the Constitution , if such is their full purpose.” Stephens would become the Vice President of the Confederate States of America on February 11, 1861. Stephens and the President-elect of the United States Abraham Lincoln by the way had become friends in the 1840’s when both were serving in Congress.
- In Springfield, Illinois President-elect Abraham Lincoln was being kept very busy and annoyed by the masses of people flooding into Springfield seeking government offices either for themselves or for others.
Pertinent considering the streets of DC tonight.
Have you ever read “The Class of 1846: From West Point to Appomattox : Stonewall Jackson, George McClellan, and Their Brothers?”
Fantasy book. Highly recommend.
Fantasy = Fantastic. 🙂
I have the book but haven’t read it yet. Will have to get it out… I heard it was a good one.