Writing to his wife Amelia after his arrival in New Orleans, Hord described travel difficulties and plans to visit friends. He heard that Tennessee had voted by a majority of more than fifty thousand not to call a convention for secession. Hord...
Letter from Arthur H. Harris to his brother George Carroll Harris in Nashville. He writes of the pervading excitement that has surrounded the 1860 presidential election in his area. Though he is glad the contest is over, he acknowledges the death...