| Title: |
Diary of William Howard Russell, April, 1861
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| Document type: |
Diary
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| Accessibility: |
Paid Only
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| Repository: |
Alexander Street Press
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| Collection: |
The American Civil War: Letters and Diaries (Subscription only)
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| URL: |
http://www.alexanderstreet4.com/cgi-bin/asp/cwld/documentidx.pl?aspdocid=S1401-D002
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| Original Language: |
English
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| Time span: |
1861
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| Speaker: |
Russell, William Howard, 1820-1907
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| Speaker gender: |
Male
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| Speaker date of birth: |
1820
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| Speaker place of birth: |
Ireland; Europe
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| Speaker race: |
White
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| Speaker occupation: |
Journalist
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| Age at speaking: |
41
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| Document location: |
District of Columbia
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| Document date: |
01-Apr-1861
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| People discussed: |
Beauregard, G.T.; Beauregard, Pierre Gustave Toutant, 1818-1893; Douglas, Stephen Arnold, 1813-1861; Francis Wilkinson Pickens; George Washington; Louis Trezevant Wigfall; Old Fuss and Feathers; Pickens, Francis Wilkinson, 1805-1869; Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard; Scott, Winfield, 1786-1866; Seward, William Henry, 1801-1872; Stephen Arnold Douglas; Washington, George, 1732-1799; Wigfall, Louis Trezevant, 1816-1874; William Henry Seward; Winfield Scott
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| Organizations discussed: |
C.S.A. Army; Eutaw House Hotel, Baltimore, MD; Fort Sumter, Charleston, SC; Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC
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| Locations discussed: |
Baltimore, MD; Barnwell Island, SC; Charleston, SC; Georgetown, SC; Georgia; Great Dismal Swamp; Maryland; Mount Vernon Plantation, VA; Norfolk, VA; North America; Savannah, GA; South Carolina; United States; Virginia
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| Topics discussed - ASP terms: |
Baltimore, MD; Barnwell Island, SC; Beauregard, G.T.; Beauregard, Pierre Gustave Toutant, 1818-1893; C.S.A. Army; Charleston, SC; Douglas, Stephen Arnold, 1813-1861; Eutaw House Hotel, Baltimore, MD; Fort Sumter, Charleston, SC; Francis Wilkinson Pickens; George Washington; Georgetown, SC; Georgia; Great Dismal Swamp; Louis Trezevant Wigfall; Maryland; Mount Vernon Plantation, VA; Norfolk, VA; North America; Old Fuss and Feathers; Pickens, Francis Wilkinson, 1805-1869; Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard; Savannah, GA; Scott, Winfield, 1786-1866; Seward, William Henry, 1801-1872; Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC; South Carolina; Stephen Arnold Douglas; United States; Virginia; Washington, George, 1732-1799; Wigfall, Louis Trezevant, 1816-1874; William Henry Seward; Winfield Scott
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| Topics discussed - Other terms: |
African-Americans; Agriculture; Animals; Art occupations; Battlefields; Birds; Boat trips; Cities; Communities; Dinner; Diplomatic missions; Diplomats; Economic conditions; Economics; Emancipation; Entertainment and recreation; Environment; Ethnic groups; Fishing; Generals; Governors; Health; Hotels and inns; Intellectual life; Interethnic relations; International relations; Intoxication; Life Styles; Manual laborers; Markets; Military; Military officers; Museums; National government; Newspapers; Parties; Patriotism; Plantation owners; Plantations; Political life; Politicians; Politics; Presidential cabinets; Railroad trips; Railroads; Rivers; Secession; Shipboard crews; Slave quarters; Slaves; Sociology; Southern sympathizers; Tourist attractions; Transportation; Upper-class
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| ASP release: |
2006-01
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| Document code: |
S1401-D002-3698
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