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- Confederate regimental history files, First Alabama Infantry.
- The Confederate regimental history files contains assorted material on the history of Alabama units in the Civil War, which was collected over the years by ADAH staff.
- 2013-03-13
- Transcripts of military records related to the command of Brigadier Joseph Graham during the Creek War.
- 1814-05
- During the war Graham was a member of the North Carolina Militia in the 6th Military District; his forces participated in the Battle of Horseshoe Bend. The transcripts consist of military orders and correspondence between generals in the 6th and...
- 2009-09-04
- Section 1 of A. J. Pickett's "Letters from Various Distinguished and Well Informed Persons."
- 1846
- The correspondence was written in regard to Pickett's research for his book HISTORY OF ALABAMA AND INCIDENTALLY OF GEORGIA AND MISSISSIPPI FROM THE EARLIEST TIMES.
- 2012-06-22
- Section 2 of A. J. Pickett's "Letters from Various Distinguished and Well Informed Persons."
- 1846
- The correspondence was written in regard to Pickett's research for his book HISTORY OF ALABAMA AND INCIDENTALLY OF GEORGIA AND MISSISSIPPI FROM THE EARLIEST TIMES.
- 2012-06-22
- Section 4 of A. J. Pickett's "Letters from Various Distinguished and Well Informed Persons."
- 1846
- The correspondence was written in regard to Pickett's research for his book HISTORY OF ALABAMA AND INCIDENTALLY OF GEORGIA AND MISSISSIPPI FROM THE EARLIEST TIMES.
- 2012-06-22
- Section 5 of A. J. Pickett's "Letters from Various Distinguished and Well Informed Persons."
- 1846
- The correspondence was written in regard to Pickett's research for his book HISTORY OF ALABAMA AND INCIDENTALLY OF GEORGIA AND MISSISSIPPI FROM THE EARLIEST TIMES.
- 2012-06-22
- Section 3 of A. J. Pickett's "Letters from Various Distinguished and Well Informed Persons."
- 1846
- The correspondence was written in regard to Pickett's research for his book HISTORY OF ALABAMA AND INCIDENTALLY OF GEORGIA AND MISSISSIPPI FROM THE EARLIEST TIMES.
- 2012-06-22
- Section 6 of A. J. Pickett's "Letters from Various Distinguished and Well Informed Persons."
- 1846
- The correspondence was written in regard to Pickett's research for his book HISTORY OF ALABAMA AND INCIDENTALLY OF GEORGIA AND MISSISSIPPI FROM THE EARLIEST TIMES.
- 2012-06-22
- Section 7 of A. J. Pickett's "Letters from Various Distinguished and Well Informed Persons."
- 1846
- The correspondence was written in regard to Pickett's research for his book HISTORY OF ALABAMA AND INCIDENTALLY OF GEORGIA AND MISSISSIPPI FROM THE EARLIEST TIMES.
- 2012-06-22
- Section 9 of A. J. Pickett's "Letters from Various Distinguished and Well Informed Persons."
- 1846
- The correspondence was written in regard to Pickett's research for his book HISTORY OF ALABAMA AND INCIDENTALLY OF GEORGIA AND MISSISSIPPI FROM THE EARLIEST TIMES.
- 2012-06-22
- Section 10 of A. J. Pickett's "Letters from Various Distinguished and Well Informed Persons."
- 1846
- The correspondence was written in regard to Pickett's research for his book HISTORY OF ALABAMA AND INCIDENTALLY OF GEORGIA AND MISSISSIPPI FROM THE EARLIEST TIMES.
- 2012-06-22
- Section 8 of A. J. Pickett's "Letters from Various Distinguished and Well Informed Persons."
- 1846
- The correspondence was written in regard to Pickett's research for his book HISTORY OF ALABAMA AND INCIDENTALLY OF GEORGIA AND MISSISSIPPI FROM THE EARLIEST TIMES.
- 2012-06-22
- Letter from Syndenham Moore in Camargo, Mexico, to his wife, Amanda, in Greensboro, Alabama.
- 1846-09-28
- During the Mexican-American War, Moore organized and led the Eutaw Rangers, a group of volunteers from Greene County, Alabama. In the letter he describes the Battle of Monterey, which took place from September 21 to 24, and he expresses...
- 2010-01-28
- Letter from in Leonidas Howard in Autaugaville, Alabama, to Bolling Hall.
- 1855-07-17
- In the letter Howard discusses the political scene in the state and country, with emphasis on competition among the Democratic, Whig, and Know-Nothing parties: "In these days of 'Know Nothing' delusions the confidence between man and man is so...
- 2009-06-25
- History of the Pickensville Female Institute in Pickens County, Alabama, copied from the school's catalogue for 1856 and 1857.
- 1856-00-00
- "In the year 1846 it was determined to build up a Female High School on this place, on the principal of joint stock subscription...This enterprise was supposed to be a voluntary contribution for the public good: and it was not expected to yield a...
- 2010-01-28
- Excerpt from LETTERS FROM ALABAMA, (U.S.) CHIEFLY RELATING TO NATURAL HISTORY by Philip Henry Gosse, an English naturalist.
- 1859-00-00
- This passage includes a letter written by Gosse, on September 1, 1838. He discusses slavery in Alabama ("a huge deadly serpent"), describing cruel punishments, poor living conditions, and impediments to emancipation. In his view, the institution...
- 2009-06-25
- Letter from John E. Hall at the East Alabama Male College in Auburn, to his father, Bolling.
- 1860-09-14
- In the letter John asks permission to accompany one of his professors on a trip to the West Indies to collect samples of animal life for the college: "I thought I would write to you and let you know all about it, as I would like to go...& think it...
- 2011-07-06
- "The War Begun."
- 1861-04-17
- This article offers a defense of Southern secession and blames the Lincoln and the North for starting the war: "We have asked but our rights. We simply desired to be left alone, to conduct our own government free from abolition meddlesomeness....
- 2010-01-25
- Letter from Henry Semple in Tullahoma, Tennessee, to his wife, Emily.
- 1863-02-15
- During the Civil War, Semple served as a captain of an artillery battery organized in Montgomery (known as Semple's Battery). He was later appointed a major and transferred to Mobile. In the letter he discusses activities and weather in camp;...
- 2011-06-01
- Letter from Samuel Middleton Semmes to his brother, Raphael, in Mobile, Alabama.
- 1865-08-29
- In the letter Samuel expresses relief that his brother is safe and healthy after his service in the Confederate Navy. He then discusses his own changing views of "our civil war": "My own course has been a neutral one. I was opposed to the secession...
- 2009-10-16