Gov. Letcher's Reply to the Secretary of War
Item
- Title
- Gov. Letcher's Reply to the Secretary of War
- Description
- Newspaper article of Virginia Governor John Letcher's response to the U. S. Secretary of War Simon Cameron's request for part of the Virginia militia to be sent to Washington, D.C. to serve in the Union army. In this reply, Governor Letcher refuses to comply with the request.
- Creator
- John Letcher
- Publisher
- Lexington Gazette
- Date
- April 16, 1861
- Item sets
- Civil War Brownsburg
- Site pages
- The Secession Crisis
- Media
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