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Time Period: 1860-1869

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- "$30 Reward."
- 1863-12-27
- Advertisement offering a reward for the return of a Confederate soldier who ran away from Wayside Hospital in Demopolis, Alabama. The ad gives a full physical description.
- 2010-01-25
- "$30 Reward."
- 1863-12-27
- Advertisement offering a reward for the return of a Confederate soldier who ran away from the Selma Arsenal. The ad gives a full physical description and mentions that the deserter is probably headed to Coosa County, where he has family.
- 2010-01-25
- "A Substitute Wanted."
- 1863-05-24
- Advertisement seeking to hire a replacement for a Confederate soldier, "For which a liberal price will be paid."
- 2010-01-25
- "Alabama Out of the Union!"
- 1861-01-16
- "The Vote Sixty-One to Thirty-Nine!! A Glorious Day!!!" This article announces Alabama's secession from the Union: "Truly, this is glory enough for one day. Our citizens are hailing the new era with demonstrations of profoundest emotion. The...
- 2010-01-25
- "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
- "All Quiet Along the Potomac To-Night."
- 1861
- Poem reprinted in the Christian Intelligencer. The original version of this poem was published as "The Picket Guard" in the 30 November 1861 edition of Harper's Weekly.
- 2009-09-11
- "Blockade Goods."
- 1863-05-24
- Advertisement for hardware and supplies that are usually difficult to get because of blockades.
- 2010-01-25
- "Bombardment of Fort Sumter--Fort Moultrie Impregnable--The Floating Battery and Stevens' Battery a Success--'Nobody Hurt' on Our Side."
- 1861-04-17
- This article describes events surrounding the capture of Fort Sumter, giving reports from several forts and batteries involved in the campaign.
- 2010-01-25
- "By the President of the United States, a Proclamation."
- 1861-04-24
- Proclamation issued by President Abraham Lincoln in response to the secession of seven Southern states. He calls for 75,000 men from state militias to deal with the rebellious states, which are "too powerful to be suppressed by the ordinary course...
- 2010-01-25
- "Commission from the State of Alabama."
- 1861-01-09
- Letter from L. W. Garrott and Robert H. Smith of Alabama, to the governor and legislature of North Carolina. Garrott and Smith explain that because of the recent election of a Republican president, the governor of Alabama has called for a...
- 2010-01-25
- "Committee to Receive President Davis."
- 1861-02-13
- Letter from Governor A. B. Moore, inviting twenty-one men from Alabama to escort President-elect Jefferson Davis to Montgomery.
- 2010-01-25
- "Conscripts Under Eighteen and Over Forty-Five."
- 1864-04-08
- This article cites The Richmond Whig, which reports that Confederate conscription has been extended to men between the ages of 17 and 50. This was the second time the age range had been increased; originally, only men between 18 and 35 years were...
- 2010-01-25
- "Constitution For the Provisional Government of the Confederate States of America."
- 1861-02-13
- Text of the constitution for the provisional Confederate government, which was in use from February to March 1861.
- 2010-01-25
- "Constitution of the Confederate States of America."
- 1861-03-13
- Text of the constitution for the Confederate States of America, which was adopted March 11, 1861.
- 2010-01-25
- "Executors' Sale of Valuable Lands and Negroes, Stock, Provisions, &c., In Barbour County, Alabama."
- 1860-01-26
- Advertisement for the sale of Milton A. Browder's estate at a "public outcry" auction on February 16, 1860. For sale are about 2,400 acres of land; 50 slaves ("of superior quality, embracing Boys and Girls, single men and women, and families, all...
- 2009-09-04
- "Flag of the Confederate States."
- 1861-03-06
- Article discussing the first raising of the Confederate flag over the capitol; a description of the banner is included: "It consists of three bars of red and white. The upper red, middle white, lower red. The lower bar extends the whole width of...
- 2010-01-25
- "Form for Retiring a Soldier," granting C. J. Armstrong an honorable discharge from the Confederate States Army.
- 1865-04-03
- 2011-01-13
- "Glory Enough for One Day."
- 1861-04-17
- This article describes reaction to the surrender of Fort Sumter to Confederate forces: "The people were pleased to know that Major Anderson had been compelled to haul down the stars and stripes of the Abolition government, and that in their place...
- 2010-01-25
- "In Memoriam" written honoring the recently deceased William H. Troy, who had been a student at Greene Springs School in Hale County, Alabama.
- 2011-11-16
- "Inaugural Address of President Davis, Delivered at the Capitol, Monday, 1 o'clock, P.M., Feb. 18th, 1861."
- 1861-02-20
- Text of Jefferson Davis's inaugural speech.
- 2010-01-25