(Excerpt transcribed from The Livingston Journal, July 15, 1865) GENERAL BUCKNER’S FAREWELL ADDRESS Headquarters, Buckner’s Corps Shreveport, La. June 8, 1865 SOLDIERS – The struggle for independence has ceased. As soldiers of the Confederate States – an army defending the rights of your country — you won the respect of your enemies and the admiration […]
W. P. Wallace wrote a series of articles in The Centreville Press about Bibb County, Alabama’s history. This one of his transcribed articles transcribed from The Centreville Press, Centreville, Alabama July 20, 1899 FIRST WHITE SETTLERS of Bibb County By W. P. Wallace Mr. Moriah church was constituted the 3rd, Sunday in March, 1827. Judge […]
Local and Personal news from Jasper, Alabama January 6, 1886 (CONTINUED BELOW) (Excerpts transcribed from Daily Mountain Eagle, Jasper, Alabama, January 6, 1886) Mrs. E. Musgrove has been quite sick for the past week. Mr. W. W. Worthington is to move into his new store soon. Miss Sallie Spear is visiting Miss Nannie Shields of […]
This spring weather makes me recall spring cleaning. Do you remember the ritual? The first warm, sunny week, my mother would say well, I guess it’s time for spring cleaning. We all knew then that we were in for a lot of hard work. First. all the large rugs were taken out and hung on […]
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