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James Chesnut Jr. (January 18, 1815 – February 1, 1885) was an American lawyer and politician, and a Confederate functionary. Chesnut, a lawyer prominent in South Carolina state politics, served as a Democratic senator in 1858–60, where he proved moderate on the slavery question.
15 de abr. de 2016 · 3 minutes to read. U.S. senator, soldier. Born on January 18, 1815, at Camden, Chesnut was the son of James Chesnut, one of South Carolina’s wealthiest planters, and Mary Cox. Chesnut attended local schools before entering the College of New Jersey (Princeton) as a sophomore in 1832.
- Patrick Mccawley
20 de jun. de 2022 · A fresh biography of a neglected figure in Southern history who played a pivotal role in the Civil War. In the predawn hours of April 12, 1861, James Chesnut Jr. piloted a small skiff across the Charleston Harbor and delivered the fateful order to open fire on Fort Sumter—the first shots of the Civil War. In The Man Who Started the ...
12 de abr. de 2011 · James Chesnut, Jr., the former U.S. senator who'd pledged to drink the blood of casualties, was one of two emissaries who delivered the ultimatum to an ashen-faced Anderson at 3:25 a.m. on...
- Mark Collins Jenkins
James Chesnut, Jr. was a member of Princeton’s class of 1835. After graduating, he returned to his home state of South Carolina and pursued a career in politics. Like his father and grandfather before him, Chesnut served as a legislator in the South Carolina Senate from 1852 until 1858.
978-1-64336-306-6. History, American Studies, Sociology. A fresh biography of a neglected figure in Southern history whoplayed a pivotal role in the Civil War.In the predawn hours of April 12, 1861, James Chesnut Jr.p...
A fresh biography of a neglected figure in Southern history who played a pivotal role in the Civil War. In the predawn hours of April 12, 1861, James Chesnut Jr. piloted a small skiff across the Charleston Harbor and delivered the fateful order to open fire on Fort Sumter—the first shots of the Civil War.
