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- Pages from a diary or notebook, possibly written after June 2, 1837, when Osceola and Sam Jones attacked the Indian internment camp near Fort Brooke in Florida.
- A transcript is included.
- 2011-09-22
- Letter from Edmund Pettus on the Savannah River near Vienna, South Carolina, to his wife, Mary, in Cahaba, Alabama.
- During the Civil War, Pettus served in the 20th Alabama Infantry regiment; he was ultimately promoted to the rank of brigadier general.
- 2012-10-18
- Letter from W. A. Powell near Tuscumbia, Alabama, to his brother, Thomas Weldon Powell, in Hendersonville, Virginia.
- 1824-07-12
- In the letter Powell explains that he has moved from Huntsville to Franklin County near Tuscumbia and Florence ("they are even now places of great trade and considerable importance but are waging an eternal war against each other - which will...
- 2010-11-12
- Letter from Colin Mitchell to Dr. Weedon near Tallahassee, Florida.
- 1829-12-30
- A transcript is included.
- 2011-09-22
- Letter from George Goldthwaite in camp near Tuskegee, Alabama, to John A. Campbell in Montgomery, Alabama.
- 1836-05-23
- Campbell served as Governor Clement C. Clay's aide-de-camp during the Second Creek War. In the letter he discusses the progress of the war, reporting that some of the Creek allies "have all quit and gone home, refusing to fight alone the battles of...
- 2010-11-08
- Account of Indian activity in and around St. Augustine, Florida, in 1837, possibly related to the attack by Osceola and Sam Jones on the Indian internment camp near Fort Brooke.
- 1837-03
- A transcript is included.
- 2011-09-22
- 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
- Letter from Syndenham Moore near Tampico, Mexico, to his wife, Amanda.
- 1846-12-25
- 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 possible upcoming troop movements and campaigns; the landscape and native people near his new...
- 2010-04-23
- Letter from Sydenham Moore near Vera Cruz, Mexico, to his wife, Amanda, in Mobile, Alabama.
- 1847-03-28
- 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 Vera Cruz, which resulted in the surrender of the city to American forces: "I am...
- 2010-05-12
- Letter from James H. Fisher, near Selma, Alabama, to Benjamin Hale, at Geneva College in New York.
- 1850-07-29
- In this letter Fisher discusses his A.M. degree from Geneva College, his recent appointment to teach at a church school in Tuscaloosa, his current job of tutoring the sons of the planter C. H. Cleveland, sickness at the plantation, and worms that...
- 2009-06-25
- 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
- Letter from James R. Riggs near Dalton, Georgia, to his uncle, Tom Riggs.
- 1861-03-19
- During the Civil War, Riggs served in Company G of the 27th Mississippi Infantry Regiment. In the letter he describes a recent campaign by General Joseph E. Johnston, which was a surprising success: "Gen Johnston completely surprise both our army...
- 2010-06-09
- Letter from Bolling Hall, Jr., near Manassas Junction, Virginia, to his father in Alabama.
- 1861-06-16
- From May 1861 to early 1862 Bolling Hall, Jr., served in the 6th Alabama Infantry. In the letter he discusses traveling to (and setting up at) his current location; conditions in camp; Union "scouting parties" captured nearby and the accidental...
- 2011-07-06
- Letter from Bolling Hall, Jr., in camp at Union Ford near Manassas Junction, Virginia, to his brother, James.
- 1861-07
- From May 1861 to early 1862, Bolling Hall, Jr., served in the 6th Alabama Infantry, and James served in Company K of the 24th Alabama Infantry regiment.
- 2011-10-06
- Letter from Bolling Hall, Jr., near Fairfax Station in Virginia, to his father in Alabama.
- 1861-07-04
- From May 1861 to early 1862 Bolling Hall, Jr., served in the 6th Alabama Infantry. In the letter he discusses activities in camp ("while not on guard have been throwing up dirt batteries...I came to the conclusion that I would prefer giving the...
- 2011-07-06
- Letter from Henry Semple in camp near Mobile, Alabama, to his wife, Emily.
- 1861-07-05
- 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 discusses the health of his children and fellow...
- 2011-06-01
- Letter from Sydenham Moore near Manassas, Virginia, to his wife, Amanda.
- 1861-07-23
- During the Civil War, Moore served as a colonel of the 11th Alabama Infantry Regiment. In the letter he describes the First Battle of Manassas (also known as the First Battle of Bull Run); though his regiment did not arrive in time to participate...
- 2010-05-12
- Letter from Bolling Hall, Jr., at Union Ford near Manassas Junction, Virginia, to his father in Alabama.
- 1861-07-28
- From May 1861 to early 1862 Bolling Hall, Jr., served in the 6th Alabama Infantry. In the letter he discusses mutual acquaintances; supplies he needs; and upcoming troop movements. He mentions that the person delivering the letter will "give you...
- 2011-07-06
- Letter from Bolling Hall, Jr., at Union Ford near Manassas Junction, Virginia, to his father in Alabama.
- 1861-08-02
- From May 1861 to early 1862 Bolling Hall, Jr., served in the 6th Alabama Infantry. In the letter he discusses the virtues of his mother, who died three years earlier: "Three years once seemed an age to me - it seemed that in that time the memory...
- 2011-07-06
- Letter from Bolling Hall, Jr., at Union Mills Ford near Manassas, Virginia, to his sister, Laura, in Alabama.
- 1861-08-11
- From May 1861 to early 1862, Bolling Hall, Jr., served in the 6th Alabama Infantry.
- 2011-07-26