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- Letter from Hubert Dent in camp near Tupelo, Mississippi, to his wife, Anna.
- 1862-06-26
- 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 he...
- 2011-04-04
- Letter from Bolling Hall, Jr., at Strawberry Plains, Tennessee, to his father in Alabama.
- 1863-08-10
- From June 1862 to November 1863, Bolling Hall, Jr., was lieutenant colonel of the 2nd Battalion, Hilliard's Legion. In the letter he discusses troop movements; possible reorganizations and officer promotions in the army ("I believe almost all the...
- 2011-10-20
- Letters between G.L. Edwards in Selma, Alabama, and George H. Wright, member of the Auburn University board of trustees.
- 1962-00-00
- In the first letter Edwards protests the recent appearance of Ralph McGill, editor of the Atlanta Constitution, on an Auburn television station. On the program McGill criticized Alabama, "the people and their customs." Edwards also encloses a copy...
- 2010-11-08
- Letter from members of the Alabama legislature to Governor Ross Barnett in Jackson, Mississippi.
- 1962-09-21
- In the letter the congressmen express support for the governor during his attempt to prevent the integration of the University of Mississippi. They particularly commend his stand against federal intervention in the matter: "We are inspired by your...
- 2010-04-23
- Letter from Thomas R. Long, mayor of Uniontown, Alabama, to Governor-elect George Wallace in Montgomery, Alabama.
- 1962-09-27
- In the letter Long discusses federal intervention during the integration of the University of Mississippi, and he explains that this has discouraged support for the Democratic Party in his area. He commends Wallace for backing Mississippi Governor...
- 2010-04-23
- Transcript of a telegram from the members of Alabama's congressional delegation to President John F. Kennedy in Washington, D.C.
- 1962-10-03
- In the message the congressmen criticize the president's involvement in the integration of the University of Mississippi, and they compare his actions to President Eisenhower's intervention in Little Rock, Arkansas. They demand the "immediate...
- 2010-04-23
- Letter from Edwin Strickland, "a disgusted American," to Attorney General Robert Kennedy.
- 1962-10-10
- Strickland would later serve as the staff director for the Alabama Legislative Commission to Preserve the Peace. In the letter he criticizes federal intervention during civil rights demonstrations in the South: "...with callous disregard for state...
- 2010-01-28
- Telegram from President John F. Kennedy to Governor George C. Wallace in Montgomery, Alabama.
- 1963-05-13
- In the message Kennedy cites a section of the United States Code that allows the president to intervene in situations of domestic violence when state officials have not adequately protected their citizens. He assures Wallace that no final decisions...
- 2010-04-23