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- Letter from General Edmund P. Gaines at Fort Mitchell, Alabama, to John Coffee at Fort Strother, Alabama.
- 1816-02-18
- In the letter Gaines expresses concerns he and Colonel William Barnett have setting the boundary lines between the United States and Indian land, as outlined in the Treaty of Fort Jackson: "Colonel Barnett and myself had set out with a view to...
- 2009-06-25
- PERSONAL EXPLANATION OF THE HON. W. R. W. COBB, OF ALABAMA, an address delivered in the United States House of Representatives.
- 1831-01-07
- In his address Cobb insists that the slavery question, the central issue influencing the pending secession of the South, was not answered by the recent presidential election: "But gentlemen say they cannot do anything. They say that the edict went...
- 2009-06-25
- Letter from Judge W. W. Callahan in Decatur, Alabama, to Governor Benjamin Miller in Montgomery, Alabama.
- 1833-11-14
- Judge Callahan oversaw the trials of the "Scottsboro Boys" after Judge James E. Horton was removed from the case. In the letter Callahan explains that troops will not be needed to protect the prisoners and maintain order in the town: "I do not...
- 2010-06-09
- Incomplete letter from Sydenham Moore to his wife, Amanda.
- 1846
- During the Mexican-American War, Moore organized and led the Eutaw Rangers, a group of volunteers from Greene County, Alabama. In the letter he discusses life in camp, acquaintances in his regiment ("mainly composed of very trifling & low bred...
- 2010-01-28
- Incomplete letter from Syndenham Moore near Camargo, Mexico, to his wife, Amanda, in Greensboro, Alabama.
- 1846-09-19
- During the Mexican-American War, Moore organized and led the Eutaw Rangers, a group of volunteers from Greene County, Alabama. In the letter he expresses love and concern for his wife (who is pregnant) and children, and he describes his regiment's...
- 2010-01-28
- Articles discussing Senator Jefferson Buford's suggestion that the Southern states hold a convention to address perceived violations of Southern liberty and state sovereignty.
- 1849-01-02
- The first item is a letter from Senator Buford, in which he discusses sectional division over the issues of territorial expansion and slavery; he suggests a convention of the Southern states to address the "impending results of the northern...
- 2009-09-18
- Letter from Henry Semple in camp at Dog River Factory near Mobile, Alabama, to his wife, Emily.
- 1861
- 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 Semple describes conditions in his new camp, where...
- 2011-06-01
- "Alabama Will Secede."
- 1861-01-09
- This article discusses the likeliness that Alabama will secede from the Union: "A large majority of the members of our Convention will not hesitate a moment to co-operate with South Carolina, Florida and Mississippi in the formation of a Southern...
- 2010-01-25
- Letter from Henry Semple in camp near Mobile, Alabama, to his wife, Emily.
- 1862-06-28
- 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 explains his goal as the leader of his men, who...
- 2011-06-01
- Letter from Bolling Hall, Jr., in Chattanooga, Tennessee, to his father in Alabama.
- 1862-07-19
- From June 1862 to November 1863, Bolling Hall, Jr., was lieutenant colonel of the 2nd Battalion, Hilliard's Legion. In the letter he discusses conditions in camp ("The place is I think a very unhealthy one"); arms they have received; his own duties...
- 2011-10-20
- Letter from Bolling Hall, Jr., near the Cumberland Gap, to his father in Alabama.
- 1862-09-01
- From June 1862 to November 1863, Bolling Hall, Jr., was lieutenant colonel of the 2nd Battalion, Hilliard's Legion. In the letter he discusses his brothers' efforts to be transferred to his regiment (James and Thomas Hall served in the 24th Alabama...
- 2011-10-20
- Letter from Thomas B. Hall at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, to his father, Bolling.
- 1863-05-07
- In the letter he describes reaction to a report that Union forces were approaching Tuscaloosa. The alarm was proven false after the cadets were called to arms, but the event demonstrated the city's weakness in case of invasion: "The scouts came...
- 2011-10-20
- Letter from Alex K. Hall in camp at Dalton, Georgia, to his brother, Charlie, at a boarding school in Coosa County, Alabama.
- 1864-03-23
- During the Civil War, Alex served in the 2nd and 3rd Alabama Cavalry. In the letter he describes a recent snowball fight: "There was many a battle fought yesterday, among the soldiers, with snowballs. About nine (9) oclock Capt Drew, of Co 'A,'...
- 2011-07-06
- Letter from Nat, a Union soldier stationed in Stevenson, Alabama, to his cousin, Juliett.
- 1864-05-21
- In the letter Nat describes the landscape; his responsibilities as a commissary sergeant; living conditions and leisure activities where he is stationed ("if I do not enjoy myself it is my own fault. My house is a cozy little nest, a model...
- 2010-11-17
- Newspaper clipping of letters between Dr. Noah B. Cloud, Alabama's state superintendent of public instruction, and H. S. Whitfield, superintendent of Tuscaloosa County, Alabama.
- 1869-06-10
- In the first letter Dr. Cloud reprimands Whitfield because Tuscaloosa County has not provided enough schools for its African American children: "...you have reported 44 white schools, and only 2 colored, which is not in accordance with the school...
- 2009-09-14
- "Washington Seeks to Keep People of U.S. in Cool Mind."
- 1915-05-08
- This article describes the response of United States citizens and government officials to the news about the Lusitania: "The most significant feature of the situation created in America by the sinking of the Lusitania, as viewed by official...
- 2010-04-23
- "The German Warnings No Justification."
- 1915-05-09
- This article discusses the notices issued by the German embassy before the Lusitania set sail, which informed passengers that they would be traveling in a war zone on a ship that might be subject to attack. The article argues that such warnings do...
- 2010-04-23
- Letter from R. Kolchiro Yasuda, Director-General of Yasudazenske Corporation in Japan, to Tallulah Bankhead.
- 1918-12-18
- In the letter Yasuda discusses the upcoming production of one of Tallulah's plays in Japan; the audiences are anticipating her visit: "...although your play has never been shown in here, there are so great many ardent admirers who have obliged me...
- 2009-10-16
- Letters from Lieutenant Louis W. Washburn to Mrs. W. R. McGavock, regarding her son, Leon.
- 1919-02-15
- During World War I, Washburn served with McGavock in Company B of the 312th Machine Gun Battalion of the American Expeditionary Forces. In the first letter, he gives Mrs. McGavock details about her son's service and death. Washburn explains that he...
- 2010-06-09
- "Official Document" from the Grand Dragon of the Ku Klux Klan in Alabama.
- 1926-06
- This publication includes articles on issues of interest to Klansmen, such as foreign-born citizens in the government; freemasonry; God and America; alien employment and deportation; and the rules and activities of the organization. The...
- 2010-01-28