James B. Weaver was trained as a lawyer, entered the Civil War as a private and left as a brigadier general, was an attorney general, tax assessor, and newspaper editor in Iowa, was elected to Congress, and was twice a presidential candidate, for the…
James B. Weaver was trained as a lawyer, entered the Civil War as a private and left as a brigadier general, was an attorney general, tax assessor, and newspaper editor in Iowa, was elected to Congress, and was twice a presidential candidate, for the…
Letter from Iowa Governor Samuel J. Kirkwood to Abraham Lincoln regarding General John C. Fremont's unauthorized request for Iowa regiments in Missouri, a pivotal border state during the Civil War. Kirkwood expresses support for Fremont's decision…
Letter from Iowa Governor Samuel J. Kirkwood to Abraham Lincoln expressing opposition to possible removal of General John C. Fremont as commander of the Department of the West, an area covering Missouri and other western areas to the Rocky Mountains.…
Letter from Iowa Governor Samuel J. Kirkwood to Abraham Lincoln protesting the actions of General Willis A. Gorman who would not allow Iowa Colonel William T. Shaw to enlist African-American troops in Arkansas as commanded by General Samuel R.…
