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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00655.14 |
| From Archive Folder | Unassociated Civil War Documents 1864 |
| Title | James A. Garfield to John M. Forbes concerning a speech and publication |
| Date | 17 March 1864 |
| Author | Garfield, James A. (James Abram) (1831-1881) |
| Recipient | Forbes, James M. |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Writes to Forbes after he visited and made a speech in Boston. Thanks him for his support. In lieu of an apparently requested copy of the speech he made (for which Garfield states he made no notes), he sends a similar speech (not included) on the confiscation of rebel property. He mentions that "The edition of 30,000 is almost exhausted" and suggests revising it for "publication by the society to which you referred." Written on stationery of the House of Representatives. Prior to his election, Garfield had served as an officer in the Union Army. |
| Subjects | Congress Printing Politics Civil War Military History Confederate States of America Law Union Forces |
| People | Garfield, James Abram (1831-1881) Forbes, John Murray (1813-1898) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | The American Civil War; The Presidency; Government & Politics; Arts & Literature |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |