ARTIFICIAL LIMBS The first relief Act by the State of Alabama in aid of former Confederate soldiers who were maimed during the War Between…
(Excerpt from HISTORY OF ROANOKE1The Roanoke Leader, Roanoke, Alabama November 1956 - 1957, presented as a Public Service, THE COMMERCIAL BANK) STEALING THE YANKEE'S…
Letter written from an American living in Brazil 1865 Alabama Pioneers Patrons receive rewards, bonus stories, and free books Learn more about the Patron…
The beautiful Jemison-Van de Graaff Mansion in Tuscaloosa, Alabama is filled with mysteries such as a door that leads nowhere, deep underground tunnels, 2-foot…
SKETCH OF PETTUS' BRIGADE. By Gen. Edmund Winston Pettus,1 Of Selma. (Transcription from Transactions of the Alabama Historical Society, Volume 2, 1898) Head Qrs. Pettus Brigade,2 Camp near Dalton, Georgia…
There are many unidentified Confederate soldiers photographs at the State of Alabama Department of Archives and History. I'm including a few below to see…
History of the 44th Alabama Regiment written by a member of the regiment in 1898. SCROLL DOWN TO READ STORY FORTY-FOURTH ALABAMA REGIMENT By…
Zebulon Butler, an early settler of the Valley Creek Community in Selma, Alabama built a mill on the swift-rushing waters of Valley Creek to…
Do you have additional information about these Confederate soldiers? Click on the link at the end to inform the Alabama Department of Archives and…
(WARNING! This WPA interviewer made an attempt in this interview to capture the dialect of this former slave and may be offensive to readers…
(This has been exactly transcribed as written in 1944 in The Alabama Historical Quarterly) LAST CONFEDERATE REUNION What will probably prove to be the last…
On May 29, 1865, President Johnson issued an amnesty proclamation. Under this proclamation, any former Confederate who had not already taken advantage of President…
Excerpt transcribed from The Livingston Journal, Livingston, Alabama -August 5, 1865 MARRIED At the residence of the bride's Father, on the 19th ult., by…
(Excerpt transcribed from The Livingston Journal, July 15, 1865) The undertaking (of) the publication of a newspaper at this time, we are fully aware…
Do you have additional information about these Confederate soldiers? Click on the link at the end to inform the Alabama Department of Archives and…
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(Excerpt transcribed from The Daily Huntsville Confederate, Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama, Feb. 19, 1862) The news of the arrival of Lincoln's gunboats in our…
(Excerpt transcribed from The Daily Huntsville Confederate, Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama, Feb. 19, 1862) PROCLAMATION By the Governor of Alabama EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA…
Below are four brigadier-generals who served in the Civil War for the Confederacy. We are publishing photographs of interest to researchers on Alabama Pioneers.…
(Below are some photographs with information I discovered while doing some research that might be beneficial to other researchers. Subscribe to the daily email…
(TRANSCRIBED FROM The Alabama Historical Quarterly, Vol. 02, No. 03, Fall Issue 1940) RECOLLECTIONS OF WILLIAM L. YANCEY By Joel Barnett (The letter reproduced…
MUSTER ROLL of Captain D. S. Troy's Infantry Company of the 1st Bat. Hillards Legion Alabama Volunteers in the service of the Confederate States…
More old photographs discovered of Confederate veterans. These have been identified. Sign up for our Daily Email of recent posts at the bottom of this…
Captain John Clark Francis, , C.S.A. (1843-1864) Francis was captain of Co. B, 30th Alabama Infantry from 1862 until promoted to major…
While completing research for stories, I run across many photographs of people, (identified and unidentified) including the Confederate veterans below which may be of interest to…
Below are four captains who served in the Civil War for the Confederacy. We are publishing photographs of interest to researchers on Alabama Pioneers. To…
History of the Confederate Flag The 'Confederate flag' waved today was never the official flag of the Confederate States of America. Rather, it was…
Biographies of the Delegates to the Alabama Secession Convention Part VI 1 John Martin Crook Calhoun County John Martin Crook was born about 1810…
Here is a newspaper account from The Tuscaloosa News, August 2, 1937 about the suit of an Alabama woman A Suit Comes To An…
Biographies of the Delegates to the Alabama Secession Convention Part IX 1 J. G. Hawkins Washington County No information for sketch is available. Jeremiah…
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