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Correspondence Between Governor Brown and President Davis, on the Constitutionality of the Conscription Act

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05987.51 Author/Creator: Place Written: Atlanta, Georgia Type: Pamphlet Date: 1862 Pagination: 1 v. : 52 p. : Height: 20.5 cm, Width: 13 cm Order a Copy

Describes the differing view points of Georgia Governor Joseph E. Brown and Jefferson Davis on the later's call for more troops from the state of Georgia for the Confederate Army. Printed by Atlanta Intelligencer Print. Original printed wrappers.

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