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- Draft of a letter from John D. Terrell in Pikeville, Alabama, to President James K. Polk.
- 1846-07-04
- In the letter Terrell expresses his strong negative feelings about the Mexican War: "Is this right--will it end well. Sir the Mexicans have rights well as America....The line between Teaxas [sic] and Mexico should by honest nigotiation [sic] be...
- 2009-06-25
- Letter from Hubert Dent at Fort Barrancas in Pensacola, Florida, to his wife, Anna, in Eufaula, Alabama.
- 1861-03-07
- 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
- Letter from Bolling Hall, Jr., at Sangster's Crossroads in Virginia, to his father in Alabama.
- 1861-08-18
- From May 1861 to early 1862 Bolling Hall, Jr., served in the 6th Alabama Infantry. In the letter he discusses recent troop movements and conditions in camp; nearby fighting ("we hear cannon every day"); the possibility of his father commanding a...
- 2011-07-06
- Letter from Ebenezer B. Coggin to friends from camp near Bunker Hill.
- 1862-10-05
- The letter is written on Confederate letterhead, showing a cannon and the first national flag, C.S.A. Coggin, a farmer from Milltown, Alabama, served as a sergeant and second lieutenant in the 47th Alabama Infantry. He was wounded at Chickamauga...
- 2009-09-11
- Letter from Henry Semple in Tullahoma, Tennessee, to his wife, Emily.
- 1863-02-05
- 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 describes a recent battle and his mindset...
- 2011-06-01
- Letter from James A. Hall in camp near Chattanooga, Tennessee, to his father, Bolling, in Alabama.
- 1863-08-29
- During the Civil War, James Hall served as a captain in Company K of the 24th Alabama Infantry regiment. In this letter he discusses the evacuation of Chattanooga ("It is an empty, dismal place but the river banks are still lived by our batterries...
- 2011-10-20
- Transcript of a letter from John Durr to his mother, Lucy, in Montgomery, Alabama.
- 1918-03-23
- In the letter John describes living conditions on the front lines in France; the shooting down of a German plane ("our first glimpse of war"); and the excitement most of the men feel during the fighting: "We stood on a hill under the moonlight last...
- 2009-06-25
- Instructions and schedule for congressmen observing the atomic cannon projectile test.
- 1953-05-22
- Included here are instructions, a fact sheet, and a schedule for congressmen who attended the atomic cannon projectile test in Nevada. The pages are marked "Official Use Only" and "Restricted."
- 2009-09-15