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24 June 1862: “The conscript act is very distasteful to our people and doubts of its constitutionality have been raised…”

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Item description: Clerk’s copy of a letter, dated 24 June 1862, from North Carolina Governor Henry T. Clark to Maj. Peter Mallett, head of Confederate conscription in North Carolina.       Item citation: From folder 6 in the Peter Mallett … Continue reading →

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