Mobile, Alabama, Confederate newspaper scrapbook
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Scope and Contents
This scrapbook of newspaper articles from Confederate newspapers (probably in Mobile, Alabama) documents Civil War battles including the First Battle of Bull Run (also known as the First Battle of Manassas), the Siege of Lexington, and the Battle of Leesburg. The collection of newspaper clippings includes maps, poetry, and battle reports published in newspapers. While most of the articles are not attributed to any author, notable first-hand accounts written by Dr. J. C. Nott and John Breckinridge are included.
Dates
- Creation: 1861-1862
Creator
- Williams, A. S., III (Collector, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
None
Extent
0.1 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Scrapbook of newspaper articles from Confederate newspapers (probably in Mobile, Alabama) documenting Civil War battles including the First Battle of Bull Run, the Siege of Lexington, and the Battle of Leesburg.
Physical Location
The A. S. Williams III Americana Collection, Amelia Gayle Gorgas Library, The University of Alabama
Provenance
Gift of A. S. Williams III, 2010
General
Title on phase box spine: Mobile Confederate Scrapbook - 1861
Processed by
Haley Aaron and Martha Bace, 2013
Subject
- Breckinridge, John C. (John Cabell) (Author, Person)
- Nott, Josiah Clark (Author, Person)
Source
- Williams, A. S., III (Donor, Person)
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
- Title
- Guide to the Mobile, Alabama, Confederate newspaper scrapbook
- Status
- Completed
- Date
- October 2013
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections Repository