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- "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
- "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
- "Oath Davis Took In '61 Is Repeated."
- 1961-02-19
- This article describes the Civil War centennial celebration in Montgomery, Alabama, with an emphasis on the reenactment of the inauguration of Jefferson Davis. Several images of the event are included. From The Clarion-Ledger of Jacksonville,...
- 2009-09-04
- "Strung Up."
- 1889-01-16
- Article from The Weekly Herald about the lynching of George Meadows at Pratt Mines in Jefferson County, Alabama. Meadows, an African American, was accused of assaulting a white woman and killing her young son.
- 2009-09-18
- "The Inauguration."
- 1861-02-20
- This article describes the inauguration of President Jefferson Davis in Montgomery: "No man, not even Gen. Washington, was ever called to preside over a people with more general acclamation and confidence than Gen. Davis. His past services and...
- 2010-01-25
- "Voter lists up by 31% after federal drive."
- 1966-10-02
- This article from the Birmingham News discusses the increase in the number of registered voters in Alabama following the Voting Rights Act of 1965: "It was an over-all gain of more than 31 per cent which affected the voter totals of virtually all...
- 2011-01-13
- "Was There a Black Bloc Vote???"
- 1970-05-00
- Flier listing votes cast for Albert Brewer and George Wallace during the Democratic primary, held on May 5, 1970. The figures are only reported from select voting districts in counties with large African American populations (Dallas, Jefferson,...
- 2010-11-08
- Excerpts from THE DIARY OF A CONFEDERATE SOLDIER by John Washington Inzer, edited by Mattie Lou Teague Crow.
- 1977-00-00
- During the Civil War Inzer served as a lieutenant colonel in the 58th Alabama Infantry Regiment, C.S.A. In the passages he describes fighting in the Battle of Missionary Ridge in Chattanooga, Tennessee, where he was captured; the poor treatment and...
- 2009-06-25
- Excerpts from VOICES FROM ALABAMA: A TWENTIETH-CENTURY MOSAIC.
- 1993-00-00
- In the first passage C. E. Bracknell describes the living conditions and company school at Gobbler's Knob, a village for steelworkers in Jefferson County. The second passage includes accounts by E. L. Lovelady and C. E. Bracknell. Lovelady, who...
- 2009-06-25
- Handwritten copy of a letter to J. M. Mason.
- 1866-06-15
- The letter vaguely discusses efforts to secure bail or parole for Jefferson Davis (who is never directly named). The author of the letter spent two weeks in Washington, D.C., meeting with the president, attorney general, and chief justice. The...
- 2009-09-30
- Inaugural address of Governor George Wallace, which was delivered at the Capitol in Montgomery, Alabama.
- 1963-01-14
- In the speech Wallace makes his famous statement against integration: "Today I have stood, where once Jefferson Davis stood, and took an oath to my people. It is very appropriate that from this Cradle of the Confederacy, this very Heart of the...
- 2010-04-23
- Letter from Bolling Hall, Jr., at the University of Virginia to his father in Alabama.
- 1860-04-29
- In the letter Bolling gives a detailed account of a recent visit to Monticello, the home of Thomas Jefferson. He gives his impression of the structure ("The house is of the strangest plan I ever saw"); describes the poor condition of the burial...
- 2011-07-06
- Letter from Bolling Hall, Jr., at the University of Virginia to his father in Alabama.
- 1861-02-15
- This letter was written not long after the formation of the Confederate States of America. In it Bolling discusses possible interruptions in mail delivery ("I have been looking everyday [sic] to see it announced that the Government has discontinued...
- 2011-07-06
- Letter from Bolling Hall, Jr., in camp near Knoxville, Tennessee, to his father in Alabama.
- 1863-07-18
- 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 duties in camp ("You seem to have all been under the impression that I have had command of the Legion...
- 2011-10-20
- Letter from Charles O'Conor in New York, to Colin J. McRae.
- 1866-07-11
- In the letter O'Conor discusses an unexplained resolution, probably related to the trial of Jefferson Davis. O'Conor served as senior counsel for Davis.
- 2009-09-30
- Letter from Charles O'Conor in New York, to Colin J. McRae.
- 1866-06-15
- The letter vaguely discusses efforts to secure bail or parole for Jefferson Davis (who is never directly named). He mentions a trial date in October and suggests that "Letters to me on this subject should not be entrusted to the mails." O'Conor...
- 2009-09-30
- Letter from Crenshaw Hall near Chattanooga, Tennessee, to his father, Bolling, in Alabama.
- 1863-10-20
- From July 1862 to November 1863, Crenshaw Hall was adjutant of the 2nd Battalion, Hilliard's Legion. In the letter he discusses the recuperation of his brother Bolling, who was wounded in battle; his own recent illness; his duties in camp ("My...
- 2011-10-20
- Letter from Robert Josselyn in Richmond, Virginia, to Governor John Gill Shorter in Alabama.
- 1861-12-24
- Josselyn writes on behalf of President Jefferson Davis, acknowledging receipt of Governor Shorter's recent letter. Shorter had asked that Dr. S. W. Dent be considered for appointment as an army surgeon; his request has been forwarded to the...
- 2011-04-04
- Letter from Thomas Jefferson to the Baptist church at Buck Mountain in Albemarle County, Virginia.
- 1809-04-13
- Jefferson wrote the letter shortly after the end of his second term as president. In it he thanks the people for their support and expresses his hopes for the future prosperity of the country.
- 2009-09-11
- Letters from James A. Hall in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, to his sister and father, Bolling, in Alabama.
- 1862-12-14
- During the Civil War, James Hall served as a captain in Company K of the 24th Alabama Infantry regiment. In the letter to his sister, he discusses conditions in camp: " I have now every comfort one could expect in camps. Plenty of clothing,...
- 2011-10-20