State of Louisiana troop expenses ledger
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Scope and Contents
The ledger records the expenses of Louisiana state troops from 1862 to 1863. In addition to payroll entries, the ledger also includes a description of additional purchases, including clothing, weapons, and materials used for city defenses.
Dates
- Creation: 1862 - 1863
Creator
- Williams, A. S., III (Collector, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
None
Biographical / Historical
Louisiana seceded from the Union on January 26, 1861. New Orleans, Louisiana, the largest city in the entire South, was strategically important as a port city due to its location along the Mississippi River and its access to the Gulf of Mexico. The United States War Department very early on planned for its capture. It was taken by Federal troops on April 25, 1862. Because a large part of the population had Union sympathies (or compatible commercial interests), the Federal government took the unusual step of designating the areas of Louisiana then under Federal control as a state within the Union, with its own elected representatives to the U.S. Congress. For the latter part of the war, both the Union and the Confederacy recognized their own distinct Louisiana governors.
Extent
0.3 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Expenses ledger for Louisiana state troops from 1862 to 1863.
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: State of Louisiana Ledger for Payment of State Troops
Processed by
Haley Aaron and Martha Bace, 2013
Source
- Williams, A. S., III (Donor, Person)
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
- Title
- Guide to State of Louisiana troop expenses ledger
- Status
- Completed
- Date
- November 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