The correspondence was written in regard to Pickett's research for his book HISTORY OF ALABAMA AND INCIDENTALLY OF GEORGIA AND MISSISSIPPI FROM THE EARLIEST TIMES.
(In cadet commander uniform). Born and educated in Virginia, Dr. Garland began his teaching career in Virginia before accepting the chair of the English Department at the University of Alabama in the early 1850s. Elected as president of the...
(No uniformed photograph is known to exist). A prominent Georgia attorney and politician. Served as U.S. representative and U.S. senator before the war. Failing to become the first president of the Confederacy, Toombs settled for its first...
(No uniformed photograph is known to exist). Prominent Georgia attorney and politician. Served as a U.S. representative and U.S. senator before the war. Served as the first secretary of state of the Confederacy after Jefferson Davis was selected...
(Probably a pre-war from Price's service in the Missouri State Guard. Photograph may have been retouched.) Mexican War veteran, U.S. congressman, and governor of Missouri before the war. Appointed as a major general in the Missouri State Guard at...
(Uniform indicates rank of major general.) Mexican War veteran, U.S. congressman, and governor of Missouri before the war. Appointed as a major general in the Missouri State Guard at the outbreak of war. After campaigning in Missouri and...
(Uniform indicates rank of major general.) Mexican War veteran, U.S. congressman, and governor of Missouri before the war. Appointed as a major general in the Missouri State Guard at the start of the war. After campaigning in Missouri and...