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  1. Performance by the Stonewall Brigade Band in honor of the Mayor of Winchester
    date October 9, 1879map AUGUSTA, Virginiatags Arts/Leisure, Politics, Urban-Life/Boosterism

    Music is a form of communication that does not require its attendants to share a common language, thus allowing it to serve as a unifying medium. The performance of the Stonewall Brigade Band of Staunton confirmed the friendship that existed between the two sister cities of the Valley of Virginia, Staunton and Winchester. The Brigade Band performed to the general delight of all present outside the...

  2. An Augusta Reporter's Visit to Atlanta
    date March 9, 1871map FULTON, Georgiatags Migration/Transportation, Urban-Life/Boosterism

    A reporter from Augusta, Georgia traveled to Atlanta and wrote to the editors of the Milledgeville county newspaper about what he observed on his trip. He wrote about how unimpressive Atlanta was and stated that he could not gather a single item of interest about the city to write about. He was able to see a show while in the city. He observed that people in Atlanta responded well to the play because...

  3. North Carolinians Strive for Free Public Schools
    date December 26, 1873map WAKE, North Carolinatags Education, Government, Law

    The North Carolina legislature took a step in the right direction by proposing a bill to authorize cities and towns with more than 2,000 inhabitants to establish and maintain public schools. Authorities of these towns could at anytime decide whether or not free public schools shall be established. Raleigh citizens voiced their overwhelming approval for this bill during a town meeting. The public school...

  4. Battle of Monroe's Cross Roads
    date March 19, 1865map CUMBERLAND, North Carolinatags Crime/Violence, War

    In 1865, Union Major General William Tecumseh Sherman advanced North from Georgia, through the Carolinas, with the intention of regrouping with Northern forces in Virginia. As Sherman's army advanced into North Carolina, Major General Judson Kilpatrick's cavalry division screened the left flank. On the evening of March 9th, Kilpatrick's brigade decided to set up camp in Cumberland County, about fifteen...

  5. Southern Women Help the War Effort in Florence, South Carolina
    date August 11, 1862map MARION, South Carolinatags Health/Death, War, Women

    On August 11, 1862, one month before Southern women were officially accepted as nurses, J. Bachman announced the importance women held in the medical effort in coastal South Carolina. She explained, in a local newspaper, a proposed arrangement concerning the delivery of imperative medical supplies to Florence, South Carolina. The Northeastern Railroad had been sending donated supplies free of charge,...

  6. Michael Sutton Treated in Southern Hospital
    date November, 1864map NEW HANOVER, North Carolinatags Health/Death, War

    Michael Sutton was enlisted in the 51st Regiment of North Carolina, and was wounded at Cool Arbor. He was treated at a hospital in Wilmington in 1864. He received adequate care, but the experience was not a positive one. The meals were not always good, and the hospital was rather stinted for food. His rations for four days included one pound of bacon and eighteen ounces of cornmeal, and daily half...

  7. The Virginia (Secession) Convention of 1861
    date January 12, 1861 to April, 1861map ALBEMARLE, Virginiatags Government, Politics, Slavery

    The large body of men from Albemarle County quickly came to a unanimous decision about who they would nominate to hold their county's seat at the Virginia Convention of 1861. They truly believed that the questions so long pending between the North and the South must be settled. They chose to nominate William C. Rives and V.W Southall to represent Albemarle County at the state convention. Rives and...

  8. The Civil War on Civilians
    date March 5, 1865map ALBEMARLE, Virginiatags African-Americans, Agriculture, Crime/Violence, Economy, Slavery, War

    It was a humiliating experience for Louisa Minor. The Union troops arrived at her home and stole guns, clothing, bonds, and the watches from two slaves, Sue and Mammy E. Louisa was so alarmed at their behavior that she was afraid for her safety. She found Union officers who protected her, but the threat of violence from Union soldiers was real. Louisa Minor experienced fear that day felt all over the...

  9. English Travelers Visit a Black University in Atlanta, Georgia
    date 1884map FULTON, Georgiatags African-Americans, Education, Race-Relations

    In the year 1884, two travelers from London, England set out to tour the Southern United States. Upon reaching Georgia, the men stopped to visit Atlanta University, an African American university of the state. Their tour of the university led them to observe that the rooms at the school were light, clean,... and cheerful, and that the work of the students at the school was done exceedingly well. After...

  10. Post-War Problems
    date February 19, 1866map PITTSYLVANIA, Virginiatags African-Americans, Crime/Violence, Government, Law, Politics, Race-Relations, War

    After the Civil War ended the focus of politics shifted to reforming the South. Radical Republicans called for universal negro suffrage to be passed by Congress. General Grant stated that if universal negro suffrage was granted there would be a war of extermination in the South. He concluded the only way to enforce such a law would be to place a standing army in the South. In response to these proposals,...

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