Civil History of the Government of the Confederate States, with Some Personal Reminiscences

by J. L. M. Curry

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First edition

Richmond, VA: B. F. Johnson Publishing Co., 1901. First edition. 8vo. 318 pp. Portrait frontispiece of the author. Curry 1825-1903 , a native of Georgia, grew up in Alabama and served in the Mexican War, the Alabama state legislature, and the U.S. House of Representatives 1857-1861 , before joining General Joseph Wheeler's staff during the Civil War; he became an advocate for public education following the conflict. Nevins II, p. 172: Essentially a defense

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