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- Advertisement for a runaway slave, submitted by Alexander Erskine in Huntsville, Alabama.
- 1825-08-05
- In the advertisement Erskine discusses the slave's physical appearance, disposition, and possible motive: "It is probable that he has obtained free papers and may attempt to pass himself as a free man. There is reason to believe he will try to find...
- 2009-08-24
- Letter from Bolling Hall, Jr., in Corinth, Mississippi, to his father in Alabama.
- 1861-05-03
- From May 1861 to early 1862 Bolling Hall, Jr., served in the 6th Alabama Infantry. In the letter he discusses conditions in camp; traveling to his present location ("we had to go up on box cars...The men were very much crowded too but Capt. Davis...
- 2011-07-06
- Diary kept by Alpheus Baker in 1862, while serving in the 1st and 54th Alabama Infantry regiments.
- 1862
- In the diary Baker discusses the movements of the 1st and 54th Alabama Infantry regiments; life in camp; the siege of New Madrid, Missouri; his capture at Island 10; and his experiences at the Union prisons of Camp Chase and Johnson's Island in...
- 2012-01-25
- Letter from Hubert Dent in camp near Shelbyville, Tennessee, to his wife, Anna ("Nannie").
- 1863-03-27
- At the start of the Civil War, Dent was a 1st lieutenant of the Eufaula Rifles, which became Company B of the 1st Alabama Infantry; he was eventually promoted to captain and commanded Dent's Battery (formerly Robertson's Battery). Dent wrote this...
- 2011-04-04
- Letter from Albert F. Lee in Bridgeport, Alabama, to his mother and sister, Maria.
- 1863-11-18
- During the Civil War Lee served in Company A of the 24th Ohio Infantry Regiment. In the letter he describes camp life and troop movements; mentions Union officers and the upcoming fight for Lookout Mountain; and expresses disdain for the...
- 2009-09-04
- Letter from Walton Weber in Columbus, Ohio, to S.H. Dent.
- 1902-11-29
- At the start of the Civil War, Dent was a 1st lieutenant of the Eufaula Rifles, which became Company B of the 1st Alabama Infantry; he was eventually promoted to captain and commanded Dent's Battery (formerly Robertson's Battery). In the letter...
- 2011-04-04
- Advertisement for the Louisville and Nashville Railroad.
- 1914-08-15
- The advertisement promotes the "Official Route to the National Baptist Convention" in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. "This has been selected as the Route for the Ministers of Montgomery, South East and West Alabama," and a round trip ticket from...
- 2009-08-24
- Excerpts from THE DIARY OF A CONFEDERATE SOLDIER by John Washington Inzer, edited by Mattie Lou Teague Crow.
- 1977-00-00
- During the Civil War Inzer served as a lieutenant colonel in the 58th Alabama Infantry Regiment, C.S.A. In the passages he describes fighting in the Battle of Missionary Ridge in Chattanooga, Tennessee, where he was captured; the poor treatment and...
- 2009-06-25