Mmaloney added a note to page_0395 in Shorter_correspondence_RSG00689_Q145250_Q145648 in Civil War and Reconstruction Governors of Alabama, saying “The author of the letters, John Gill Shorter (b. April 23, 1818, d. May 29, 1872), was the Democratic governor of Alabama from December 2, 1861 to December 1, 1863. He was born in George, attended the University of Georgia, and was married to May ...” | Note Added | |