Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885; Civil War; Politicians; Presidents; Politics and government; Generals
Volume 2 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 2 spans the dates of April-September 1861.
Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885; Civil War; Politicians; Presidents; Politics and government; Generals
Volume 31 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 31 spans the dates of January 1, 1883-July 23, 1885.
Knox, James, 1786-1864; Pickens County (Ala.); Presbyterians; Agriculture; Slavery; African-Americans; Somerville, James, 1827-1868; Oak Grove Presbyterian Church (Franconia, Ala.); Sons of Temperance of North America; Cotton; Presbyterian Church...
Diary kept from March 1848 to February 1851 by James Knox (1786-1864), a planter and Presbyterian church elder in Pickens County, Alabama. The diary records planting, harvesting, and other agricultural work, as well as Presbytery meetings and...
Feemster family; Selma (Ala.); Enterprise (Miss.); Civil war; United States; Religion; African-Americans; Methodists; Furloughs; War wounds; Pillage; Feemster, Samuel King, 1836-1899; Feemster, Mary Louise (Loulie), 1838-1867
Letter, Alex W. Feemster in Selma, Alabama, to his wife, Loulie Feemster, in Enterprise, Mississippi. He urges her to return to Selma soon, since they don't know when ''the roads may be taken up entirely by the govt for the transportation of...
Bush, George H.W. State of the Union Address. Capital Gains Tax Rate. National Prayer Breakfast. The Gulf States Initiative.
1- President Bush delivered his State of the Union Address earlier this week. What were your impressions of the speech?; 2- He mentioned several initiatives to help boost the economy, including a cut in the capital gains tax rate and restoration...
Inman, Bobby. CIA. Aspin, Les. National Guard. Prayer in Schools.
1-Retired Admiral and Deputy CIA Director Bobby Inman has been named Defense Secretary to replace Leas Aspin. What should be his top priority after confirmation?; 2- Just prior to Aspin’s resignation, a restructuring plan for the National Guard...
1-You have scheduled a Veterans Affairs Committee hearing in Meridian, Mississippi on January 21 to look further into the Persian Gulf Veterans health issue. What are the details on the hearing?; 2- You are co-sponsoring a Constitutional amendment...
National Guard. Defense Spending. Voluntary School Prayer.
1- The Defense Department last week released a list of National Guard and Reserve units that would be deactivated around the country, but you said this was old news. What is the story on this?; 2- Mississippi was fortunate that the cuts for this...
State of the Union. Defense Authorization Bill. Clinton, Bill. Voluntary School Prayer.
1- The President came to the Capitol for his State of the Union address this week. What did you think of his speech?; 2- You were on the conference committee that met this past week to come up with a Defense Authorization bill, after President...
