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- Letter from John Archibald Campbell in Washington, D.C., to his mother.
- 1861 March 6
- In the letter Campbell discusses the inauguration of Abraham Lincoln and his negative views of the new president; expresses his hope that peace will be maintained between the Union and the new Confederate government; and mentions his resignation...
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- John Archibald Campbell.
- Campbell served in the Alabama House of Representatives from 1836 to 1837 and from 1842 to 1843. He was a justice on the United States Supreme Court from 1853 and 1860 and was Assistant Secretary of War for the Confederacy from 1862 to 1865.
- Alabama Photographs and Pictures Collection
- Letter from John Archibald Campbell in Washington, D.C., to Reverend H. Tutwiler in Havana, Alabama.
- 1861 January 2
- In the letter Campbell expresses his willingness to serve the state if it should secede, though he would prefer a reconciliation without secession: "I am quite at the service of the State in any place in which my services might be needed to secure...
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Letter from Secretary of State W. L. Marcy in Washington, D.C., to John Archibald Campbell in Alabama.
- 1853 March 26
- In the letter Marcy notifies Campbell of his appointment as an associate justice of the United States Supreme Court.
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Letter from George Goldthwaite in camp near Tuskegee, Alabama, to John A. Campbell in Montgomery, Alabama.
- 1836 May 23
- Campbell served as Governor Clement C. Clay's aide-de-camp during the Second Creek War. In the letter he discusses the progress of the war, reporting that some of the Creek allies "have all quit and gone home, refusing to fight alone the battles of...
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Letter from a committee of men in Montgomery, Alabama, to Littleton W. Tazewell in Norfolk, Virginia.
- 1848 June 20
- The committee was composed of seven men: Henry Semple, William Lowndes Yancey, S. Heydenfeldt, John A. Campbell, N. Harris, John A. Elmore, and Thomas S. Mays. In the letter they discuss the recent nomination of Lewis Cass as the Democratic...
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Letters from Littleton W. Tazewell in Norfolk, Virginia, to Henry Semple and others in Montgomery, Alabama.
- 1848 June 29
- After the nomination of Lewis Cass as the Democratic candidate for president in 1848, a committee of men from Alabama asked Tazewell to run against him. In the first letter, Tazewell declines the invitation, though he also disagrees with the...
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Letter from R. W. Walker in Talladega Springs, Alabama, to Assistant Secretary of War John A. Campbell.
- 1863 July 25
- In the letter Walker recommends Lieutenant Colonel Bolling Hall, Jr., for promotion to brigadier general.
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Letter from Ben Fitzpatrick in Autauga County, Alabama, to John A. Campbell.
- 1864 September 4
- In the letter Fitzpatrick recommends Colonel Bolling Hall, Jr., for promotion to brigadier general.
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection