Letters, 1861.

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Letters, 1861.

Letters, 1861 June 6-14, from McClellan in Montgomery, Montgomery Co., Ala., to his wife, Martha, and son John in Shoal Ford, Limestone Co., Ala. Discusses the trip from Limestone Co. to Montgomery, and the secession convention there in great detail. In his letters McClellan reveals his opposition to secession, the floor fight over seating secessionist delegates from Shelby Co., the presence of a large militia force, the taking of forts at Pensacola, Fla., and Mobile, Ala., his opinion of the cooperationist Jeremiah Clemens, and "the soul-sickening spectacle" of the unfurling of the Confederate flag.

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McClellan, John Jasper, 1874-1925

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John McClelllan was an artist represented at the Weyhe gallery. From the description of Correspondence with Carl Zigrosser, 1940. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155902089 McClellan was born in Payson, Utah, and became a noted Salt Lake City Tabernacle organist for the LDS Church. He was also involved with the musical affairs at LDS College, Brigham Young University, and the Salt Lake Opera Company. From the description of The John Jaspe...

Clemens, Jeremiah, 1814-1865

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Clemens was born on 1814 Dec. 28, in Huntsville, Madison Co., Ala. He attended LaGrange College and graduated from the University of Ala. in 1833. He studied law at Transylvania University, was admitted to the bar in 1834, married Mary Read and opened a law office in Huntsville. He fought the Cherokee Indians that same year as a private in the U.S. Army. In 1838 he was appointed U.S. district attorney for the northern district of Ala. He fought in the 1842 Texas revolution as a lieutenant colone...

McClellan, Thomas J. (Thomas Joyce), 1811-1887.

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McClellan was born in 1811 in Rockingham Co., Tenn., but moved to Limestone Co., Ala., in 1844. He was a Whig and a member of both the Ala. secession convention and the constitutional convention in 1861. He represented Limestone Co. in the Ala. House of Representatives in 1862. He died in 1887. From the description of Letters, 1861. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122567881 ...

McClellan, Martha.

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