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- "Run the Blockade!"
- 1862-02-01
- Advertisement for merchandise available at A. M. Salomon's Cigar Divan in Mobile, Alabama: "Just received, per sailing vessel, a fine assortment of nautical instruments, namely: marine opera glasses, spy-glasses, compasses, &c., &c., &c. Also, a...
- 2012-01-27
- Letter from James R. Riggs at Camp Pettus near Mobile, Alabama, to his brother-in-law, Ferdinand ("Ferde") Smith.
- 1862-07-02
- During the Civil War, Riggs served in Company G of the 27th Mississippi Infantry Regiment. In the letter he describes the bombardment of an English blockade runner by Union forces: "...English vessel run the blockade at Fort Morgan loaded with guns...
- 2010-06-09
- Letter from George Minor, chief of the Confederate Office of Ordnance and Hydrography in Richmond, Virginia, to Colin J. McRae in Mobile, Alabama.
- 1862-02-24
- In the letter Minor mentions a government contract with J. E. Murrell of Mobile, authorizing an exchange of cotton to purchase nitre. Minor also commends McRae's efforts to have the Confederate government establish an armory at Selma. He explains...
- 2009-09-30
- Deposition by A. G. Jones, captain of the steamer "Ariel," which was captured by the C.S.S. Alabama.
- 1862-12-07
- The C.S.S. Alabama was under the command of Admiral Raphael Semmes. In the deposition Jones answers basic questions about the vessel and its destination, cargo, and owners.
- 2009-10-16
- "Washington Seeks to Keep People of U.S. in Cool Mind."
- 1915-05-08
- This article describes the response of United States citizens and government officials to the news about the Lusitania: "The most significant feature of the situation created in America by the sinking of the Lusitania, as viewed by official...
- 2010-04-23
- "The German Warnings No Justification."
- 1915-05-09
- This article discusses the notices issued by the German embassy before the Lusitania set sail, which informed passengers that they would be traveling in a war zone on a ship that might be subject to attack. The article argues that such warnings do...
- 2010-04-23

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