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Virginia secedes : a documentary history

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  • Virginia--Politics and government--1861-1865 (LCSH)
  • Secession--Virginia--History (LCSH)
  • Constitutional amendments--United States (LCSH)
  • United States--Politics and government--1861-1865 (LCSH)

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Summary

"This books collects amendments to the Constitution of the United States that Virginians proposed during the secession crisis alongside select speeches of the state's political leaders. Editor Dwight T. Pitcaithley's selection and introduction emphasize that advocates and opponents of secession alike wanted to protect slavery and the interests of enslavers in Virginia. Among the documents are Governor Letcher's January 7, 1861, address to the General Assembly; speeches given at the Washington Peace Conference, US Senate, and House of Representatives; and the state's secession convention. Chapter 6 contains the sixteen constitutional amendments proposed by Virginians. The volume also includes a timeline for Secession Winter and questions for discussion"-- Provided by publisher.

Table of Contents

Governor John Letcher's Address to the General Assembly, January 7, 1861 -- Washington Peace Conference, February 1861 -- United States Senate, January-March 1861 -- United States House of Representatives, January 1861 -- Virginia State Convention, February-April 1861 -- Proposed Constitutional Amendments, December 1860-April 1861 -- Secession, April-May 1861 -- Appendix. Timeline for Secession Winter.

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Virginia secedes : a documentary history

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  • Date: 2026-09-11T20:21:19.904654+00:00
  • Agent: cbc
  • Status: c
  • Derived from: 23339163

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  • Date: 2026-09-11
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  • Description level: http://id.loc.gov/ontologies/bibframe-2-6-0/
  • Description language: eng
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