Copy of a letter from E. Lewis in Montgomery, Alabama, to Mr. Kerr in Kentucky.
In the letter, written an hour after Alabama formally seceded, Lewis describes the celebrations taking place in Montgomery, adding that even the ladies are in favor of secession. He discusses the taking of federal forts in Alabama and Florida; expresses his fear that war will be the result of the cu...
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Alabama Department of Archives and History
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| Online Access: | http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/voices/id/1819 |