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Date: 1864-01-29 Contributing Institution: Samford University Library Description: The document lists pieces of property, believed to have belonged to a J. H. Miller of New Market, Madison County, Alabama, taken by U. S. troops under the command of Brigadier General George Crook in October 1863. View Full Item at Samford University Library -
Date: 1863-05-08 Contributing Institution: Samford University Library Description: The Battle of Chancellorsville took place from April 30 to May 6, 1863. Though considered to be a Confederate victory, the battle was a costly one, resulting in the death of Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson by friendly fire. A. D. C. writes “Gen Jackson, Gen A.P. Hill and nearly all of their s... View Full Item at Samford University Library -
Date: 1861-08-07 Contributing Institution: Samford University Library Description: During the Civil War, Captain Walter Emmett Winn served in the Eleventh Alabama Regiment. In this letter, Winn discusses the First Battle of Manassas (also known as the First Battle of Bull Run), though Winn’s regiment did not arrive in time to participate in the battle. Winn writes “I only regre... View Full Item at Samford University Library -
Date: 1864-10-11 Contributing Institution: Samford University Library Description: The order was to “increase the efficiency of the army by the employment of free negroes and slaves in certain capacities…”. The document includes the numbers of slaves that needed to be obtained from each county “in order to make up the twenty-five hundred required for the State”. View Full Item at Samford University Library -
Date: 1865-02-13 Contributing Institution: Samford University Library Description: The certificate was for a $1,500 loan to the Tuscaloosa County Commissioners to buy corn for soldiers’ families. Food shortages in the Confederate States towards the end of the Civil War caused the price of food to increase by 10%. View Full Item at Samford University Library -
Date: 1861 Contributing Institution: Samford University Library Description: In the oath, William A. Berkshire "renounces all allegiance and fidelity to every foreign Prince, Potentate or sovereignty whatever, and particularly to the Government of the United States". View Full Item at Samford University Library