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- Letters from William Riley Jones to his wife, Mary, and his sister-in-law, Miss R. A. S. Parker.
- 1863-06-20
- During the Civil War, Jones served in Company G of the 41st Alabama Infantry Regiment; he was killed in the Battle of Chickamauga on September 20, 1863. In the letter to his wife, he discusses preparations for a battle at Vicksburg: "I...hant hurd...
- 2010-07-27
- Letter from Martha Warrick to her husband, Thomas.
- 1863-08-13
- During the war, Thomas Warrick served in the Coosa Home Guards, and he was a private in Company C of the 34th Alabama Infantry. In the letter Martha Warrick writes her husband to tell him about the difficulties at home. Martha tells Thomas she was...
- 2009-12-03
- Letter from William Riley Jones in Selma, Alabama, to his wife, Mary.
- 1863-08-29
- During the Civil War, Jones served in Company G of the 41st Alabama Infantry Regiment; he was killed in the Battle of Chickamauga on September 20, 1863. When he wrote this letter, he and his regiment were about to travel by boat to Montgomery, on...
- 2010-07-27
- Letter from Lucy Audubon to Mary Harris, probably in Moorestown, New Jersey.
- 1863-10-08
- Lucy was the widow of naturalist John Audubon. In the letter she offers condolences after the death of Mary's husband, Edward, who was a close friend of the Audubon family. She had sent Mr. Harris some of her husband's drawings to repay a loan, and...
- 2010-07-15
- Letter from James A. Hall at Missionary Ridge, Tennessee, to his sister, Laura ("Lollie"), in Alabama.
- 1863-10-22
- During the Civil War, James Hall served as a captain in Company K of the 24th Alabama Infantry regiment. During the Civil War, James Hall served as a captain in Company K of the 24th Alabama Infantry regiment. In the letter he discusses their...
- 2011-10-20
- Letter from Crenshaw Hall in London, Tennessee, to his father, Bolling, in Alabama.
- 1863-11-24
- From July 1862 to November 1863, Crenshaw Hall was adjutant of the 2nd Battalion, Hilliard’s Legion. The reorganization of Hilliard's Legion (described in this letter) became official on November 25, 1863. Following reorganization, Crenshaw was...
- 2011-10-20
- Letter from Bolling Hall, Jr., in Resaca, Georgia, to his father in Montgomery, Alabama.
- 1863-12-06
- From November 1863 through the end of the Civil War, Bolling Hall, Jr., was colonel of the 59th Alabama Infantry regiment. In the letter he reports that his brother, James, is safe (he had been reported dead). He also discusses difficulties he is...
- 2011-10-20
- Letter from James A. Hall in Dalton, Georgia, to his father, Bolling, in Alabama.
- 1864-02-18
- During the Civil War, James Hall served as a captain in Company K of the 24th Alabama Infantry regiment. In the letter he discusses a furloughed soldier whom he has asked his father to help; a knapsack he is sending home, which belonged to a fallen...
- 2011-10-20
- Letter from Alex K. Hall in camp at Dalton, Georgia, to his parents, probably in Portland, Alabama.
- 1864-02-20
- During the Civil War, Alex served in the 2nd and 3rd Alabama Cavalry. In the letter he discusses food available in camp ("well supplied in the eating line); clothing he needs; weather in the area; possible troop movements and campaigns; his low...
- 2011-07-06
- Letter from James R. Riggs near Atlanta, Georgia, to his sister, Sallie.
- 1864-07-18
- During the Civil War, Riggs served in Company G of the 27th Mississippi Infantry Regiment. In the letter he discusses nearby fighting and preparations being made in his own camp ("we are cleaning up the encamp as if we expected to remain here for a...
- 2010-06-09
- Letter from Mary Ann Hall in Portland, Alabama, to her sister.
- 1865-07-04
- In the letter she describes a raid by Union soldiers on her family's property: "After the Boats and Negroes all left we gathered up the fragments and were surprised that so much was left...We feel devoutly grateful that the place was not burned and...
- 2011-07-06
- Letter from Jasper N. Haney in Selma, Alabama, to Republican voters in Dallas County.
- 1874-06-11
- Haney warns against candidates who claim to be Republicans but work against the party once elected. He focuses on Judge George H. Craig in particular, accusing him of abandoning Republican principles and favoring white constituents over African...
- 2009-06-25
- "Law Abiding Democrats to the Front!"
- 1877
- Leaflet addressed to Democrats in Dallas County, Alabama, urging them to vote for the "good and true men" of the party, who will not resort to illegal methods to gain political power: "They will tell you, that when bad men are elected to office,...
- 2009-06-25
- Letters between Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Statham in Lehigh, Alabama, and John H. Bankhead in Washington, D.C.
- 1916-01
- In the first letter, written January 10, 1916, Statham gives support for the British blockade in Europe, which allowed the United States to trade only with Allied powers: "But you know if it was not for the Great English Navy our farmers would not...
- 2010-12-07
- Letter from Sergeant Tom A. McDonald "in a German dug-out" in France, to Tallulah Bankhead in New York, New York.
- 1918-10-30
- In the letter McDonald sends Tallulah a picture of herself, which he found in a German dugout. He also discusses his background, the work of his company, and the war-torn French countryside: "So far to date, we have not been in any real pretty part...
- 2009-10-16
- Letter from James Paulk, a student at the school in Malvern, Alabama, to Governor Benjamin Miller in Montgomery, Alabama.
- 1934-01-04
- In the letter James explains that his school cannot afford to stay open, and he asks for the governor's assistance: "Wont [sic] you call the Legislature together and tell them how very important it is to us, to them, to the state of [sic] large and...
- 2009-09-15
- Telegram from Governor John Patterson to Attorney General Robert Kennedy in Washington, D.C.
- 1961-08-28
- In the message Patterson discusses the Freedom Riders who recently entered Monroe, North Carolina. He criticizes Kennedy's "encouragement of these lawless groups" and asks him to change his position: "Once again, I call on you to take a public...
- 2012-01-27