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  1. Inheriting Property
    date September 22, 1842map ORLEANS, Louisianatags African-Americans, Economy, Migration/Transportation, Native-Americans, Slavery, Urban-Life/Boosterism, War

    By the 1840s, it was clear to most Americans that the United States existed on a fair bit of land. This vast space stretched westward, father than many imaginations even reached. Word trickled back east of rich soil and bountiful harvests, but also of great hardships. Thousands of Native Americans perished on the over 2000 mile long Trail of Tears in 1838. It was in this context that O.G. Murrell...

  2. The Poetry of Henry Clarkson
    date 1898map PRINCE WILLIAM, Virginiatags Arts/Leisure, War

    In 1898, Henry Clarkson published a collection of poems called Songs of Love and War. In his collection, he portrayed the soldiers of the South as heroes. Clarkson had first hand experience in the Civil War. He trained as a physician and performed medical duties as a member of the army. After the war, he settled permanently in Haymarket, in Prince William County, Virginia. He continued to practice...

  3. Hardee Refuses to Surrender Savannah
    date December 17, 1864 to December 18, 1864map CHATHAM, Georgiatags Migration/Transportation, War

    On December 17, 1864 Union General William Tecumseh Sherman and his army were hovering on the doorstep to Savannah, Georgia. Just four days before on December 13, Union forces had overrun Fort McAllister, a Confederate earthwork fortification built primarily for defense against naval attacks. With Fort McAllister toppled, Sherman was poised to sack Savannah. He sent the head of Confederate forces...

  4. Growing Dissent
    date January 27, 1875map JEFFERSON, Mississippitags Government, Law, Politics, War

    An article appeared in The Vicksburg Herald discussing the widespread outrage from military occupation in Vicksburg. The article said that lately the officers who were supposed to keep the South in line had begun to overstep their original duties and were getting involved in both civil and local matters in the city. The president had apologized for the officer?s actions and said he was unaware of what...

  5. Newspapers after the Civil War
    date March 14, 1872map CLARKE, Virginiatags Arts/Leisure, Economy, War

    On March 14, 1872 The Clarke Courier Newspaper printed an article concerning the failure of the mail for the past two weeks. Not receiving the mail was a source of great concern to the citizens of Clarke County, Virginia. The newspaper stated we would almost prefer to go without our super than fail to receive that excellent newspaper-a better is not to be found in all the country- The Baltimore Sun....

  6. News of the Massacre of Fort Mims Reaches Nashville
    date September 18, 1813 to September 19, 1813map DAVIDSON, Tennesseetags Migration/Transportation, War

    Samuel Mims had built a fort not far from Mobile, a part of Mississippi Territory. On August 30, 1813, the commandant of the Fort wrote to Governor Claiborne that the fort was impregnable because it was protected in a very good way. However, the same day, some Red Sticks (the English term for a faction of Creek Indians who led a resistance movement which culminated in the outbreak of the Creek War...

  7. Dueling: An Expression of Southern Honor
    date April 18, 1831map HENRICO, Virginiatags Urban-Life/Boosterism, War

    Dueling was a very important part of southern culture during the 1830s and displayed a major element of the personality and ideas of southern white men. On April 18, 1831, a duel took place in Richmond, Virginia, between a Mr. Prior and a Mr. Rae. Both gentleman resided in the central Virginia region and were of the wealthy class among their local communities. The fight began over a dispute about the...

  8. John Scott's Estate and Removal to the South
    date 1818 to 1822map ALBEMARLE, Virginiatags Economy, Migration/Transportation, Native-Americans, Urban-Life/Boosterism, War

    John Scott III of Scottsville was the grandson of the man on whose land the first Albemarle County seat was located when the county's was created in 1744. Edward Scott had offered his land to build the first courthouse, in the hopes that commerce would develop nearby and increase the value of his large patent. The proximity of the site to a section of the James River especially conducive to crossing...

  9. The Success of Andrew Jackson began in Tennessee
    date 1817 to 1828map SHELBY, Tennesseetags Politics, War

    Andrew Jackson was born in North Carolina and after receiving a liberal education began practicing law. Jackson grew up in a family that was not very well off but because of success in his industry he soon became very wealthy. During the process of turning into a state, Jackson was elected as a member of the Tennessee convention and worked to create a state constitution. When this process was complete...

  10. The Burning of Darien
    date June 12, 1863map MC INTOSH, Georgiatags African-Americans, Crime/Violence, War

    With the exception of two white women and two African Americans, the town of Darien, Georgia was deserted when the Fifty-fourth Massachusetts Volunteers, the first all black regiment of the Union army, and the Second South Carolina Volunteers, a regiment of freed slaves, marched in on the afternoon of June 12, 1863. Neither the town nor its four inhabitants posed any threat to the Union forces. Yet...

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