A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital
A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital
By J.B. Jones
18 Feb, 2019
PREFACE.
This Diary was written with the knowledge of the President and the Secretary of War. I informed them of it by note. They did not deprecate criticism on their official conduct; for they allowed me still to execute the functions of a very imp
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PREFACE.
This Diary was written with the knowledge of the President and the Secretary of War. I informed them of it by note. They did not deprecate criticism on their official conduct; for they allowed me still to execute the functions of a very important position in the Government until the end of its career.
My discriminating friends will understand why I accepted the poor title of a clerkship, after having declined the Chargéship to Naples, tendered by Mr. Calhoun during the administration of President Polk.
J. B. J. Less