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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03216 |
| From Archive Folder | Unassociated Civil War Documents 1865-1929 |
| Title | John S, Mosby to Gaston regarding lynching and the Presidential election |
| Date | 19 October 1904 |
| Author | Mosby, John S. (1833-1916) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Mosby, assistant attorney in the Department of Justice, refers to a journal and pictures which should have been previously transmitted but were not. Refers to Hood and Munsey, who were supposed to have sent the items, and to Miss Julia. Discusses a case before a grand jury (possibly regarding the Ku Klux Klan) in which Thomas Goode Jones, a federal judge on the United States District Court in Alabama, discussed "the protection due to the negro." Referring to Jones, states "I agree with his sentiments but hardly think the Supreme Court will agree with him ... But his charge to the Jury will have a good effect if it causes the U.S. grand juries to indict a lot of fellows for lynching negroes - for the U.S. government is a holy terror to that class." Discussing the Presidential election of 1904, declares that nobody expects the election of Democrat Alton Brooks Parker. Possibly referring to United States Senator James Thomas Heflin, Mosby states "Heflin has been a good card for the Republicans & they have played him for all he is worth." Refers to Joel Barnett, Daisy, Julia, and General Rucker. Written on Department of Justice stationery. Refer to related letter GLC01653, in which Mosby discusses the photographs he wishes to forward to Gaston. |
| Subjects | Progressive Era Confederate General or Leader Ku Klux Klan African American History Lynching Law Government and Civics Supreme Court Judiciary Election Politics Democratic Party Republican Party |
| People | Gaston (fl. 1904) Mosby, John Singleton (1833-1916) Barnett, Joel (fl. 1904) Heflin, James Thomas (1869-1951) Hood (fl. 1904) Munsey, fl. (1904) Parker, Alton B. (Alton Brooks) (1852-1926) Rucker, General (fl. 1904) Jones, Thomas Goode (1844-1914) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | African Americans; Government & Politics; The Presidency |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | John Singleton Mosby was a prominent Confederate Colonel from Virginia who was particularly successful in gathering intelligence. He fought on the Confederate side despite his disapproval of slavery and secession. Subsequent to the war, he became an active Republican in order to try to help the South, and became a friend of Ulysses S. Grant, serving in his administration. James Thomas Heflin (1869-1951) was a vocally racist Senator from Alabama. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
| Related documents | John S. Mosby to Gaston describing a meeting with President Theodore Roosevelt and the return of a hat stolen from him during the war |
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