Statement of a conference at Fairfax C.H. Sept. 26th 1861, between his excellency Pres. Jeff. Davis and Generals Jos. E. Johnston, G.T. Beauregard and G.W. Smith, relative to the necessity & possibility of an immediate advance on Washington, D.C. : AMsS : Centreville, Va., 1862 Jan. 31.

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Statement of a conference at Fairfax C.H. Sept. 26th 1861, between his excellency Pres. Jeff. Davis and Generals Jos. E. Johnston, G.T. Beauregard and G.W. Smith, relative to the necessity & possibility of an immediate advance on Washington, D.C. : AMsS : Centreville, Va., 1862 Jan. 31.

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A long and detailed account by Smith, presenting a clear appraisal of the strategic potentials and long-term probabilities of the war. Includes statement by Johnston and Beauregard attesting that it is an accurate account to the best of their recollections.

1 item (9 p.) ; 26 cm.

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