ADMIRAL RAPHAEL SEMMES CAMP #11
SONS OF CONFEDERATE VETERANS
MOBILE, ALABAMA
Views into the lives of the non-combatant citizens of the South around the time of the country's greatest conflict
A Blockaded Family in Southern Alabama During the Civil War
This is one of the few published texts written by someone who experienced life during the war between the states. It is a glimpse into the resourcefulness of everyday people. In today's light it is sometimes poignant, at times shocking, but always thought provoking. It is a great place to begin one's study of Southern society of the times.
The entire book is available for download here:
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Mobile's premier book seller of the 18650's and 1860's
Sigmund Goetzel, an adopted son of the South, became one of the most important book sellers of the South during the War Between the States. He published the official military manual Hadree's Riflr and Infantry Tactics.
Goetzel's story may be downloaded here.
Goetzel's story may be downloaded here.
Dying for Freedom - the freed slaves' plight
This article appeared in the New York Times on Janyary 6, 2013. It was written by Jim Downs who is an associate professor of history at Connecticut College and the author of “Sickfrom Freedom: African-American Illness and Suffering during the Civil War and Reconstruc-tion.”
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KIng Cotton's long shadow
This article appeared in the New York TImes on 31 Mar 2013. It was written by Walter Johnson who is a professor of history and African and African-American Studies at Harvard, isthe author, most recently, of “River of Dark Dreams: Slavery and Empire in the Cotton King-dom.”
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