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- Report of the amount of forage received for animals in the artillery units of Cleburne's Division.
- 1863-10-18
- For each of the four batteries in the division, the report lists the number of horses and mules, and the amount of corn and hay received each day.
- 2011-07-06
- Company book for Company E of the 60th Alabama Infantry Regiment, C.S.A.
- 1864
- The regiment was created at Charleston, Tennessee, in November 1863 by combining four companies of the 1st Battalion, Hilliard's Legion with the six companies of the 3rd Battalion. Company E was originally Company A. 3rd Battalion, Hilliard's...
- 2012-10-24
- Voucher for $140 issued to William C. Cross, a surgeon in the Confederate States Army.
- 1864-06
- The voucher covers the cost of renting four rooms and buying firewood while living in Newnan, Georgia, for two months.
- 2009-12-14
- Letter from Hubert Dent in camp near Florence, Alabama, to his sister-in-law, Mollie Young.
- 1864-11-07
- 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...
- 2011-04-04
- Excerpts from a speech delivered by I. T. Tichenor, pastor of the First Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama.
- 1865
- Tichenor describes the postwar situation for the freed slaves from a paternalistic viewpoint: "Four millions of human beings, under the influence of a misguided philanthropy, have been rendered destitute of homes, protection, and comfort, and have...
- 2009-06-25
- Excerpt from the diary of Mary D. Waring, who lived in Mobile, Alabama, during the Civil War.
- 1865-04-00
- In the first entry, dated April 11, 1865, Waring describes the evacuation of Confederate troops from the city: "We are all perfectly miserable at the idea of being separated, for an indefinite period of time, from our dear brothers and...
- 2009-09-04
- Letter from R. W. Russell in Lowndesboro, Alabama, to William Bonnell Hall.
- 1866-03-12
- In the letter Russell, an agent with the Freedmen's Bureau, informs Hall of a complaint from four of his contracted workers: "The 'Freedmen,' Frank Pfeaster, Abner, Ann, & Cicily have called my attention to the contract made between you & them last...
- 2009-06-25
- Letter from W. D. Drisk, a teacher in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, to Governor William Hugh Smith in Montgomery, Alabama.
- 1869-06-14
- In the letter Drisk explains that he has not been paid for his work because the county has not provided enough schools for African American children: "During four months of the past winter I taught in this city the children of freedmen having been...
- 2009-09-15
- "The Maine Destroyed!"
- 1898-02-16
- This article discusses the destruction of the U.S.S. Maine in the harbor at Havana, Cuba; the cause of the explosion on board the ship was unknown at the time. In his initial report, the commander of the ship urged citizens to wait for more...
- 2010-07-27
- Letter from Carrie Chapman Catt in New York, to Joel D. Murphree in Montgomery, Alabama.
- 1901-06-14
- Catt was president of the National American Woman Suffrage Association, and Miller was a delegate to the Alabama constitutional convention in 1901. In this letter she expresses her hope that women's suffrage will be addressed at the convention: "At...
- 2009-09-15
- Letter from Carrie Chapman Catt in New York, to Charles H. Miller in Montgomery, Alabama.
- 1901-06-14
- Catt was president of the National American Woman Suffrage Association, and Miller was a delegate to the Alabama constitutional convention in 1901. In this letter she expresses her hope that women's suffrage will be addressed at the convention: "At...
- 2010-11-12
- Telegram from W. P. Lay to John H. Bankhead in Washington, D.C.
- 1917-04-15
- In the message Lay supports Bankhead's stance against conscription. He suggests that an increase in pay for soldiers will encourage more men to volunteer for service: "Increase the pay for volunteers to serve in Europe to four or five times the...
- 2009-06-25
- Letter from Mrs. W. H. Jones to Governor Benjamin Miller.
- 1934-04-05
- Mrs. Jones, a widow in Frisco City, Alabama, explains that she has been cut off from the relief program and has no other way to support her family. Her sixteen-year-old son has been denied relief work because of his age, and her married children...
- 2009-09-15
- Letter from Gordon Persons, chairman of the Alabama Rural Electrification Authority, to J. F. Yarbrough, county agent in Tuscumbia, Alabama.
- 1936-11-04
- Persons writes on behalf of the national office in Washington, D.C., to ask for information about the availability of electricity to farms in Colbert County. Yarbrough wrote his answers to the four questions directly on the letter and sent the page...
- 2010-04-23
- Letter from Frank W. Boykin to Bob Boykin.
- 1942-09-28
- In this letter to his son, Frank explains the high cost of wartime travel and discusses purchasing land for his youngest son, Dick. While eager to help, Frank insists that the land belong to all four children and that the property remain intact.
- 2009-09-15
- "Letter from Home" a weekly newsletter sent to Montgomery County men and women serving in the armed forces during World War II.
- 1943-08-20
- This issue mentions a cut in gas rationing in Montgomery, decreasing the allowance from four to three gallons per coupon: "Only the chronic gripers minded it."
- 2009-09-18
- "Frank W. Boykin for U.S. Senate."
- 1946-00-00
- When Senator John Bankhead died in office in 1946, Boykin competed unsuccessfully for the vacant seat seat. This paid political ad consists of four pages of articles describing Boykin's congressional achievements and qualifications for the...
- 2009-09-15
- Letter from members of the Auburn Fraternity Committee to Lester Crawford, president of the Auburn Interfraternity Council at Auburn University.
- 1962-10-12
- In the letter the members require the Auburn Interfraternity Council to appoint a committee to investigate four problem areas and to develop policies and rules to oversee each: rush activities in the fall, spring, and summer; the consumption of...
- 2010-11-08
- Letter from Frank W. Boykin to Edward Boykin.
- 1966-10-25
- In this letter Frank discusses business deals, politics, and the publication of his biography. Frank decided he was too busy to do anything more with the book at the time, so it was not published until 1973, four years after he died.
- 2009-09-15