Formation of the 8th Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, with Major John Wayles [Hemings] Jefferson, 28 Sept. 1861

Eighth Regiment:—The companies of this regiment are now full, and are lettered as follows. The field officers and company officers deserve credit for the soldierly and orderly behaviour of the men, and they for the attention and promptness with which they attend to their duties. The field and...

Extract from Henry Adams, History of the United States during the first administration of Thomas Jefferson, 1889 [Quote]

The contradictions in Jefferson’s character have always rendered it a fascinating study ... A few broad strokes of the brush would paint the portraits of all the early Presidents with this exception, and a few more strokes would answer for any member of their many cabinets; but Jefferson could be...

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