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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03723 |
| From Archive Folder | Unassociated Civil War Documents 1863 |
| Title | James A. Seddon to Joseph E. Brown regarding the replacement of a deceased officer |
| Date | 26 June 1863 |
| Author | Seddon, James A. (James Alexander) (1815-1880) |
| Recipient | Brown, Joseph E. |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Disagreement over whether the replacement for a deceased officer in a Georgia regiment is to be elected or chosen by the President. Brown, who often believed Jefferson Davis exercised too much power, believed that the officer should be elected, however Seddon writes that Confederate law states he will be chosen by the President. Written on Confederate States of America War Department stationary. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Government and Civics Confederate States of America Confederate General or Leader Election Death |
| People | Seddon, James Alexander (1815-1880) Brown, Joseph Emerson (1821-1894) |
| Place written | Richmond, Virginia |
| Theme | The American Civil War; The Presidency; Government & Politics |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | James A. Seddon was the Confederate Secretary of War, and had previously served as a Congressman from Virginia. Joseph E. Brown was the Governor of Georgia and later a Senator from Georgia. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |