1871 · Jackson, Miss.
by [Mississippi] Alcorn, James L.
Jackson, Miss.: Kimball, Raymond & Co., State Printers, 1871. Original printed pale green wrappers [lightly spotted]. Stitched. 67, [1 blank] pp. Clean text. Very Good plus. Contemporary ownership inscription in pencil, "W.H. Bullard."
Alcorn [1816-1894], born in Illinois Territory, was Governor of Mississippi from March 1870 through November 1871. He was active in Mississippi politics from about 1845. During the Civil War he served as a Confederate. After the War, as a "Scalawag," he supported the 14th Amendment and votes for freedmen. Nevertheless, he clashed with his new Republican friends by opposing federal intervention against the (truncated)
Alcorn [1816-1894], born in Illinois Territory, was Governor of Mississippi from March 1870 through November 1871. He was active in Mississippi politics from about 1845. During the Civil War he served as a Confederate. After the War, as a "Scalawag," he supported the 14th Amendment and votes for freedmen. Nevertheless, he clashed with his new Republican friends by opposing federal intervention against the (truncated)