Diary entries are chronological but irregular (sometimes months apart, sometimes years). Topics discussed include family matters and health; religion; homes in northwest Georgia (near a settlement of Cherokee Indians) and Gaylesville in Cherokee...
Crime in Alabama represents a summary of the nature and extent of the crimes reported by local criminal justice agencies to the Alabama Criminal Justice Information System’s Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) program.
Crime in Alabama represents a summary of the nature and extent of the crimes reported by local criminal justice agencies to the Alabama Criminal Justice Information System’s Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) program.
During the Civil War, Semple served as a captain of an artillery battery organized in Montgomery (known as Semple's Battery). He was later appointed a major and transferred to Mobile. In the letter he explains that he has been recovering after a...
From June 1862 to November 1863, John Hall served in Co. E, 2nd Battalion, Hilliard's Legion. In the letter he expresses grief at the news of his sister's death: "My feelings are such that I can hardly write. The tears fill my eyes so fast that it...
In the letter he discusses the death of his sister and the possibility that more relatives will die before the end of the war: "This again is a severe trial for us to undergo. And how soon will it be before some one else of the family will go the...
Crime in Alabama represents a summary of the nature and extent of the crimes reported by local
criminal justice agencies to the Alabama Criminal Justice Information System’s Uniform Crime Reporting
(UCR) program. State law mandates that all...