Wright, Augustus Romaldus, 1813-1891 to Miller A. Wright

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GLC#
GLC02691.11.062-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
22 April 1864
Author/Creator
Wright, Augustus Romaldus, 1813-1891
Title
to Miller A. Wright
Place Written
Rome, Georgia
Pagination
2 p. : Height: 19.7 cm, Width: 13.6 cm
Primary time period
National Expansion and Reform, 1815-1860
Sub-Era
Age of Jackson

Augustus is returning from Richmond, where he is a confederate legislator. He mentions a conscription bill (related to #60). Augustus says that he approved it very bitterly. According to his account, it had been amended a great deal since it was introduced, suggesting that conscription was a hot topic carrying a plethora of viewpoints.

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