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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC04733 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to the 1880s |
| Title | William Mahone, replying to correspondence from E. F. Strickland in Des Moines, Iowa |
| Date | 25 December 1886 |
| Author | Mahone, William (1826-1895) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Mahone replies to correspondence from Reverend Strickland in Des Moines, Iowa. Notes that he has not forgotten Strickland's former request. Writes, "I would hope the God given Spirit of Liberty may never tire- not before, its blessings are freely enjoyed by the human race every where, and civilization has accomplished the fare measure of its mission: not until, man woman and child are free to enjoy the fruits of their own labor: It is that the sacrifices of blood, which a... Civil Contention between the sections of our great Country imposed, may duly be remembered as a contribution to freedom and the Common Glory of a reunited people..." Docket notes that this letter was received 29 December. |
| Subjects | Civil War Civil Rights Labor Reform Movement Women's History Religion Liberty Freedom and Independence |
| People | Mahone, William (1826-1895) Strickland, E. F. (fl. 1886) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Religion; Women in American History |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Additional Information | Mahone served as a Confederate General in the Civil War and a United States Senator from Virginia 1881-1886. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |