Journal of the House of Delegates of the State of Virginia, for the Session of 1861-62
Subtitle: Message of the Governor of Virginia, and accompanying documents : DOC. No. I. Journal of the House of Delegates of the State of Virginia, for the Extra Session, 1862. Message of the Governor of Virginia, and accompanying documents : DOC. No. I.
Contributors: Virginia. Governor (1860-1864 : Letcher); Virginia. General Assembly. House of Delegates; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Documenting the American South (Project); University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library
Edition: Electronic ed.
Publisher: Academic Affairs Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Chapel Hill, N.C.]
Language: eng
Subjects: Legislation; Secession; Legislative journals; Politics and government; History; Law and legislation
Other titles: DOC. NO. I. Message of the Governor of Virginia and accompanying documents.; Message of the Governor of Virginia and accompanying documents.; Journal of the House of Delegates of the State of Virginia, for the Extra Session, 1862.; Southern homefront, 1861-1865.
Description: The first governor's message, dated December 2, 1861, includes such topics as Virginia's secession from the Union, Maryland's choice to support the North, capture of Norfolk's navy yard, Harper's Ferry and Fortress Monroe, the response of the militia and volunteers to the war effort, arming the troops, bonds, movement in northwestern Virginia by some to establish their own commonwealth in support of the North, contribution of women to the cause, treasurer's report, Virginia Military Institute, University of Virginia, rail roads as well as other topics.

The second governor's message, dated May 5, 1862, includes such topics as the recent conscription bill, rights of states, prisons, railroads, and other subjects as well as the mention of treason in Wheeling whose convention refused to adopt the Confederate Constitution.
Notes: Title from electronic title pages.

No collective title screen; titles transcribed from individual title screens.

Includes "Members of the House of Delegates", 1861-62, p. 355-356.

This electronic edition is part of the UNC-CH digitization project's database, Documenting the American South. It is part of the collection The Southern homefront, 1861-1865.

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Transcribed from: Journal of the House of Delegates of the State of Virginia, for the Session of 1861-62. Message of the Governor of Virginia, and accompanying documents : DOC. No. I. Journal of the House of Delegates of the State of Virginia, for the Extra Session, 1862. Message of the Governor of Virginia, and accompanying documents : DOC. No. I. Richmond : William F. Ritchie, public printer, 1861-1862. 382, xxiv, 73, xiii p. Includes indexes. Includes errata, p. 356.

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