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- Letter from John E. Hall near Clinton, Tennessee, to his father, Bolling, in Alabama.
- 1863 June 22
- From June 1862 to November 1863, John Hall served in Co. E, 2nd Battalion, Hilliard's Legion. In the letter he mentions the Union raid into east Tennessee, and he describes the constant marching the men have done over the past several days ("I...
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Letter from Bolling Hall in Alabama, to Confederate Secretary of War James A. Seddon.
- 1862 May circa
- In the letter Hall describes the education and military service of his four sons (Bolling, Crenshaw, James, and John), and he asks that John be allowed to transfer to Bolling's company "in a camp of instruction near Montgomery Ala." At the end of...
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Letter from Bolling Hall, Jr., at Strawberry Plains, Tennessee, to his father in Alabama.
- 1863 August 17
- From June 1862 to November 1863, Bolling Hall, Jr., was lieutenant colonel of the 2nd Battalion, Hilliard's Legion. In the letter he describes an incident between himself and a fellow officer, which ended in the arrest of both men and Hall's...
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Letters from Thomas and James Hall in Wachata near Chattanooga, Tennessee, to their father, Bolling, in Alabama.
- 1863 August 21
- During the Civil War, Thomas and James served in Company K of the 24th Alabama Infantry regiment. In the first letter, Thomas describes preparations for an upcoming troop movement ("I don't have any idea where we are going. But it seems as though...
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Letter from Thomas B. Hall in Catoosa County, Georgia, to his father, Bolling, in Alabama.
- 1863 August 26
- During the Civil War, Thomas Hall served in Company K of the 24th Alabama Infantry regiment. In the letter he describes an encounter with some people near the river, who were "[unionist] and supposed to harbour bush-whackers." [Large sections are...
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Letter from James A. Hall in camp near Chattanooga, Tennessee, to his father, Bolling, in Alabama.
- 1863 August 29
- During the Civil War, James Hall served as a captain in Company K of the 24th Alabama Infantry regiment. In this letter he discusses the evacuation of Chattanooga ("It is an empty, dismal place but the river banks are still lived by our batterries...
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Letter from Bolling Hall, Jr., in camp near Maynardville, Tennessee, to his father in Alabama.
- 1862 August 16
- From June 1862 to November 1863, Bolling Hall, Jr., was lieutenant colonel of the 2nd Battalion, Hilliard's Legion. In the letter he discusses money his is sending home; recent troop movements and positions; possible promotions in his regiment; and...
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Letter from Crenshaw Hall near the Cumberland Gap, to his father, Bolling, in Alabama.
- 1862 September 1
- From July 1862 to November 1863, Crenshaw Hall was adjutant of the 2nd Battalion, Hilliard's Legion. In the letter he explains that "the Gap is apparently as impregnable and impenetrable as ever," and he describes a recent skirmish with Union...
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Letters from James A. Hall in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, to his sister and father, Bolling, in Alabama.
- 1862 December 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,...
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Letter from Thomas B. Hall at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, to his father, Bolling.
- 1863 May 7
- In the letter he describes reaction to a report that Union forces were approaching Tuscaloosa. The alarm was proven false after the cadets were called to arms, but the event demonstrated the city's weakness in case of invasion: "The scouts came...
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Letters from John E. Hall and Bolling Hall, Jr., at Camp Alabama near Atlanta, Georgia, to their father in Alabama.
- 1862 July
- From June 1862 to November 1863, Bolling and John Hall served in 2nd Battalion, Hilliard's Legion. In the first letter, written July 12, 1862, John discusses the journey to their current location; though they arrived safely, two men in another...
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Letter from Bolling Hall, Jr., in Chattanooga, Tennessee, to his father in Alabama.
- 1862 July 15
- From June 1862 to November 1863, Bolling Hall, Jr., was lieutenant colonel of the 2nd Battalion, Hilliard's Legion. In the letter he discusses recent troop movements and upcoming campaigns; conditions in their new camp ("The water here is...
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Incomplete handwritten copy of a letter from Dr. Edwin G. Booth at the U.S. Naval Hospital in Pensacola, Florida, to Miss Horton.
- 1864 August 20
- The letter describes the death of Lieut. John H. Comstock during the battle of Mobile Bay, on August 5, 1864. A transcript is included.
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- "Platform of the American Independent Party."
- 1968
- Brochure issued during the 1968 presidential campaign of George Wallace. The publication describes the party's stance on the following issues: domestic policy; local government; the federal judiciary; private property; crime and disorder; cities...
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Page from the convict register giving details about the arrest and imprisonment of George Tindell of Jefferson County, Alabama.
- 1924 April 1
- The register describes Tindell's crime, sentence, imprisonment, escape, recapture, and discharge. See Q42765 for a wanted poster advertising his escape.
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- WPA Alabama Writers' Project, Ex Slave Tales, Lee County #6.
- 1937 circa
- Folder contains 145 pages of ex-tales compiled during the Works Progress Administration (WPA) in the late-1930s.
- Alabama Writer's Project Collection
- WPA Alabama Writers' Project, Folklore and Folkways [Customs], Jefferson County, #5, Editors Collection.
- 1936-1938 circa
- Folder contains 124 pages of Alabama folklore compiled during the Works Progress Administration (WPA) in the late-1930s.
- Alabama Writer's Project Collection
- WPA Federal Writers' Project of Alabama, Life Histories/Stories, Escambia County #6.
- 1939-1940 circa
- Folder contains 121 pages of ex-slave life histories and stories compiled during the Works Progress Administration (WPA) in the late-1930s.
- Alabama Writer's Project Collection
- WPA Alabama Writers' Project, Mobile County, Miscellaneous, Mss by Ila P. Prine.
- 1939-1940 circa
- Folder contains 71 pages of a draft Mobile Guide compiled during the Works Progress Administration (WPA) in the late-1930s.
- Alabama Writer's Project Collection
- WPA Alabama Writers' Project, Life Histories/Stories, General Information, Procedures.
- 1938 circa
- Folder contains 57 pages.
- Alabama Writer's Project Collection