Civil war; United States; Huntsville (Ala.); Fort Hatteras (N.C.); Fort Clark (N.C.); Fort Pickens (Fla.); Bull Run, 1st Battle of, Va., 1861; Confederate States of America. Army. Alabama Infantry Regiment, 4th; Bragg, Braxton, 1817-1876; Walker,...
Letter from Hallie Cruse in Huntsville, Alabama, to her sister, Maria Walker, regarding the troubles of family and friends. She mentions a Confederate camp in Huntsville and refers to the 4th Alabama Regiment's involvement in the battle at...
Slavery; Slave trade; Slaveholders; Abolitionists; Christian literature; Artists; Annexation; Texas; Natchez (Miss.); Saint Louis (Mo.); New Orleans (La.); Mobile (Ala.)
Letter from an unidentified illustrator of Indians who is publishing a book, from Natchez, Mississippi, to his wife in Vermont, 1853. The writer criticizes the institution of slavery and believes that a civil war is the only hope of ending it. He...
Civil war; United States; Sharon (Miss.); Madison County (Miss.); African-Americans; Slavery; Indians of North America; Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi Infantry Regiment, 18th. Company G; Confederate States of America. Army....
Letter from Josephine Magruder in Sharon, Mississippi, to her brother, Henry Archibald Magruder. She mentions that a Mr. Clark is leaving with supplies for the Confederate and Camden Rifles (Companies C and G of the 18th Mississippi Infantry,...
"Circa 1885
The Bilhorn, folding portable organ was invented by Peter Philip Bilhorn around 1885. Peter Bilhorn was an evangelist singer and composer who invented the portable organ for his evangelistic activities. He and his brother founded the...
Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885; Civil War; Politicians; Presidents; Politics and government; Generals
Volume 13 of a continuing series (currently 31 volumes) showcasing an edited collection of documents by and about Ulysses S. Grant. Materials in the series span the dates of 1837-1885; volume 13 spans the dates of November 16, 1864-February 20,...
Agriculture--Mississippi--History; Simpson County (Miss.); Womack, R.T.--Family.
R. T. Womack family farm; multiple views. Farm located southeast of Mendenhall and east of Magee, MS. Assistant county agent James Ponder assisted with selection of farm family.
Agriculture--Mississippi.; Industrialization--Mississippi.; Balance Agriculture with Industry (Miss.); Mississippi--Economic policy.; Mississippi Agricultural and Industrial Board.
The ""Balance Agriculture with Industry"" plan of action for community development, released by the Mississippi Agricultural and Industrial Board.
Bankruptcy Code. Railroad Management and Labor. The Soviet Union.
1- Congress took quick action last week to get the railroads moving again while management and labor try to work out differences that caused a nationwide strike. Was congress right to step in with this legislation?; 2- The Senate has passed...
Calves.; Aberdeen Creamery Company (Aberdeen, Miss.)
The Calf Book: 24-page pamphlet on calf-rearing, advertising the De Laval Cream Separator, and distributed by the Aberdeen Creamery Company in Aberdeen, Mississippi.
College students--Mississippi--History.; Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870.; Holmes, Oliver Wendell, 1809-1894.; Du Maurier, George, 1834-1896. Trilby.; Lytton, Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron, 1803-1873.
Letter to Cammie Williams from his brother Mims Williams, who was attending Millsaps College in Jackson, Mississippi. Most of the letter is about books and authors.
Copiah Co. (Miss.) ; Barlow, Frank D.--Family. ; Legislators--Mississippi.;farm life--Mississippi.
Frank D. Barlow family farm; multiple views. Farm of 1675 acres on highway 51 three miles south of Crystal Springs in Copiah Co. Frank Barlow is MSU alumnus. Copiah Co. agent E. E. Randle and Home Demonstration agent Mrs. Genevieve Harris assisted...
Olin Spell family farm; multiple views. Farm of 204 acres located in the Salem Community of Covington Co. Soil Conservation District Commissioners Ralph Herrin, Wilton Rogers, Alonzo Warren, Joe Miller and H. A. Crawford assisted with selection of...
