"The 'Loyal Southerners' Call on Mr. Johnson - His Address."
Report about a delegation of "loyal refugees" who visited President Johnson to offer their encouragement and cooperation. Johnson received their support gratefully and "assured them of his intention to discharge his duties in a way to bring peace at the earliest possible moment."...
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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/6643 |
| Summary: | Report about a delegation of "loyal refugees" who visited President Johnson to offer their encouragement and cooperation. Johnson received their support gratefully and "assured them of his intention to discharge his duties in a way to bring peace at the earliest possible moment." Also included are details and speculation about Sherman's terms of surrender and reorganization of the presidential cabinet. Reprinted in the Montgomery Daily Mail on May 8, 1865. |
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