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State of Louisiana troop expenses ledger

 Collection
Identifier: W-0067

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

  • 1862 - 1863

Creator

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

Overview

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

Creator

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

Contact:
Box 870266
Tuscaloosa AL 35487-0266
205.348.0513