13 March 1863

Hanleiter & Adair (publishers), fl. 1861-1865

Newspaper

Title: Southern confederacy. [Vol. 3, no. 26 (March 13, 1863)]

Prints a report written by Lieutentant-Commander R.C. Blake to Gideon Welles, Secretary of the Navy, entitled "Destruction of the Hatteras -- Reports of Her Commander." "Correspondence Between Gov. Brown and Gen. Mercer on Returning the Militia to their Homes" features letters written between Brigadier General H. W. Mercer and Governor Joseph E. Brown of Georgia. Includes articles entitled "Reports of the Battle of Shiloh" and "Hooker's Army."

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15 March 1863

Hanleiter & Adair (publishers), fl. 1861-1865

Newspaper

Title: Southern confederacy. [Vol. 3, no. 28 (March 15, 1863)]

"The Raid into North Alabama," reprinted from the Huntsville Advocate, includes reports of the raid by "abolitionist hellhounds." "The Slavery Question" is the title of a chapter in a popular book, the summary of which appears under the heading "Spence on the American Union." "France & Beast Butler - Official Correspondence" features letters between Mercier and Eduard Drouyn de L'Huys.

GLC05959.09.155

24 March 1863

Hanleiter & Adair (publishers), fl. 1861-1865

Newspaper

Title: Southern confederacy. [Vol. 3, no. 35 (March 24, 1863)]

"Engagement on the Upper Rappahannock" includes collected dispatches and telegraphs describing a skirmish at Kelly's Ford. Three dispatches and one telegraphy written by Major-General J.E.B. Stuart to General Robert E. Lee.

GLC05959.09.157

25 March 1863

Hanleiter & Adair (publishers), fl. 1861-1865

Newspaper

Title: Southern confederacy. [Vol. 3, no. 36 (March 25, 1863)]

"Proposition for an Armistice--Fernando Wood", a letter reprinted from the Herald, claims that a proposition was made to the President on December 12. In the "By Telegraph" section, a report from Chattanooga, Tennessee states that Morgan fought off the Yankees at Auburn, Tennessee, and "fought gallantly and killed and wounded a number of the Yankees, but was at last forcede to retire before superior numbers."

GLC05959.09.158

26 March 1863

Hanleiter & Adair (publishers), fl. 1861-1865

Newspaper

Title: Southern confederacy. [Vol. 3, no. 37 (March 26, 1863)]

"Proclamation of the Governor of Delaware," includes the original "Special Message" given to the General Assembly by William Cannon on March 3, 1863, and the Proclamation which followed it, in which Cannon expresses his disagreement with the provisions of "An Act to prevent illegal arrests in this State."

GLC05959.09.159

27 March 1863

Hanleiter & Adair (publishers), fl. 1861-1865

Newspaper

Title: Southern confederacy. [Vol. 3, no. 38 (March 27, 1863)]

A letter from John B. Baldwin to James A Sedon, Secretary of War, is printed as "The System of Impressment," regarding seizures of private property by the government. "Treatment of Disloyal Persons. Important Letter from Gen. Halleck to Gen. Rosecrans," reprinted from the New York Herald, is written by Henry W. Halleck as General-in-Chief of the Union Army to Major General William S. Rosecrans.

GLC05959.09.160

29 March 1863

Hanleiter & Adair (publishers), fl. 1861-1865

Newspaper

Title: Southern confederacy. [Vol. 3, no. 39 (March 29, 1863)]

"General Marshall Captures Gen. Renegade Carter and his Command" reports the capture of General Sam Carter in Kentucky. A special dispatch entitled "Morgan's Late Fight" describes a battle near Milton, Tennessee.

GLC05959.09.161

31 March 1863

Hanleiter & Adair (publishers), fl. 1861-1865

Newspaper

Title: Southern confederacy. [Vol. 3, no. 40 (March 31, 1863)]

"Governor Brown's Message to the Legislature Convened on the 25th March by Proclamation" important excerpts from Gov. Joseph E. Brown's speech to Congress, including sections regarding a law against distilleries, small pox, "Impressment of Negroes," militia law, rights of churches, and state indorsement of confederate debt.

GLC05959.09.162

1 April 1863

Hanleiter & Adair (publishers), fl. 1861-1865

Newspaper

Title: Southern confederacy. [Vol. 3, no. 41 (April 1, 1863)]

"Maryland's Crisis, A political Outline, by W. Jefferson Buchanan" summarizes a pamphlet which argues that Maryland was "predestined to become the victim of Yankee insolence and outrage." "Another Victory at Vicksburg! One Gunboat Sunk, One Disabled, and Two Driven Back" includes two army dispatches giving details of the battle, signed by "Nestor". "The City Burned & Evacuated by the Abolitionists" refers to events at Pensacola.

GLC05959.09.163

2 April 1863

Hanleiter & Adair (publishers), fl. 1861-1865

Newspaper

Title: Southern confederacy. [Vol. 3, no. 42 (April 2, 1863)]

"Movements of the Enemy" gives a brief description of events in South Carolina. Within the section entitled "The Special Richmond Correspondence," "The Vote on the Tax Bill" discusses bills brought before the Confederate Senate. In "Kentucky's Peril," reprinted from the Louisville Journal of March 17th, W. G. Brownlow warns the state of Kentucky about the imminent approach of the Union army.

GLC05959.09.164

3 April 1863

Hanleiter & Adair (publishers), fl. 1861-1865

Newspaper

Title: Southern confederacy. [Vol. 3, no. 43 (April 3, 1863)]

"The Yazoo Pass Expedition," reprinted from the Chicago Times, includes "The Difficult Part of the Route Overcome -- The Tallahatchie River -- Peaceful Disposition of the People -- Cotton Forts Building Lower Down the Country -- An instance of the Cruelty of War -- Parson Hatch's Cotton Pile -- Preparations to Meet the Enemy, etc., etc." Signed "Donelson." "Horrible Riot in Detroit Between Blacks and Whites -- Horrible Scenes of Bloodshed" gives a detailed description of violence, which the author claims originated from "the outrage of a little white orphan girl by a big negro, named Faulkner…

GLC05959.09.165

5 April 1863

Hanleiter & Adair (publishers), fl. 1861-1865

Newspaper

Title: Southern confederacy. [Vol. 3, no. 45 (April 5, 1863)]

"Dreadful Condition of Helena, Ark.," excerpted from the Cincinnati Commercial, gives "a very sad account of the physical and moral health of Helena, Arkansas."

GLC05959.09.167

11 April 1863

Hanleiter & Adair (publishers), fl. 1861-1865

Newspaper

Title: Southern confederacy. [Vol. 3, no. 50 (April 11, 1863)]

"Latest Federal Reports From the River," reprinted from the Chicago Times, describes events on the Tallahatchie river. "Northern News" mentions issues of personal liberty in the Union, former President Franklin Pierce, and General Butler's visit to New York. "Foreign News" includes a report on "The Confederate Loan in England" reprinted from the London Globe.

GLC05959.09.168

April 12, 1863

Hanleiter & Adair (publishers), fl. 1861-1865

Newspaper

Title: Southern confederacy. [Vol. 3, no. 51 (April 12, 1863)]

Features a description of the Richmond Riot, excerpted from the Whig, which argues that it "was not a rising against extortion, but for plunder and open robbery." "The Capture of Our Seaports" describes the danger of allowing the Union to capture seaports like Charleston and Savannah. "Additional About the Port Hudson Engagement," excerpted from the Herald, describes the destruction of a ship in the Union fleet. Also includes "General Beauregard to the Troops," a joint resolution by General Beauregard of South Carolina mentioning the destruction of the ship Keokuk, signed by Thomas Jordan as…

GLC05959.09.169

14 April 1863

Hanleiter & Adair (publishers), fl. 1861-1865

Newspaper

Title: Southern confederacy. [Vol. 3, no. 52 (April 14, 1863)]

Includes a "Letter from Kentucky," signed by "Polk," subtitled by the editors as: "Fight at Somerset -- Not so Disastrous as Reported -- The Missing Coming in -- Parties in Kentucky -- Pegram's Command in good quarters, and eager for another fray."

GLC05959.09.170

16 April 1863

Hanleiter & Adair (publishers), fl. 1861-1865

Newspaper

Title: Southern confederacy. [Vol. 3, no. 54 (April 16, 1863)]

A report excerpted from the True Delta, entitled "New Orleans as it Is," gives an account of the conditions and state of poverty in that city. Includes a printing of the "Address to the People of the Confederate States" by President Jefferson Davis on April 10, 1863, which discusses the trajectory of the war and issues a resolution urging farmers to cultivate food crops rather than cotton and tobacco, in order to support the new nation and the soldiers.

GLC05959.09.171

17 April 1863

Hanleiter & Adair (publishers), fl. 1861-1865

Newspaper

Title: Southern confederacy. [Vol. 3, no. 55 (April 17, 1863)]

"An English View of the War," an article excerpted from the London Times, includes a subtitle which reads (partially damaged): "...The Strength of Charleston -- Vicksburg Impregnable -- An English View of the Yankee Conscription." In excerpts reprinted from the Charleston Gazette, "Yankee Account of the Preparations for the Late Attack on Charleston" describes the circumstances of the impending seige in 5 sections: "The Delay," "Removing the Obstructions," "The Monitor Fleet," "Condition of Fort Sumter," and "Other Rebel Works."

GLC05959.09.172

18 April 1863

Hanleiter & Adair (publishers), fl. 1861-1865

Newspaper

Title: Southern confederacy. [Vol. 3, no. 56 (April 18, 1863)]

"An Intercepted Document -- The African Slave Trade," reprinted from the New York Herald, describes a document addressed to the Confederate Commissioner at St. Petersburg, L.Q.C. Lamar, from the Confederate Secretary of State, Judah P. Benjamin. The article praises the Confederate states for leaving decisions about the African slave trade and slavery to the independent States.

GLC05959.09.173

22 April 1863

Hanleiter & Adair (publishers), fl. 1861-1865

Newspaper

Title: Southern confederacy. [Vol. 3, no. 59 (April 22, 1863)]

"Our Special Correspondence from Forrest's Brigade, Van Dorn's Command" includes subsections: "The Grand Review -- The Franklin Fight -- The Capture and Recapture of Freeman's Battery -- Col. Freeman Murdered -- A Solemn Scene, &c, &c." "The Ruins at Arkansas Post," reprinted from the Weekly Texas Confederate News, describes substantial losses on the Confederate side, mentions the low morale and high rates of desertion in the army. "More Exploits of the 'War Child'" refers to the campaigns of General Wheeler in Tennessee, with subsections including: "Capture of Railroad Trains --…

GLC05959.09.174

22 April 1863

Hanleiter & Adair (publishers), fl. 1861-1865

Newspaper

Title: Southern confederacy. [Vol. 3, no. 60 (April 22, 1863)]

Special Evening Edition. Prints "A Severe Letter from Gen. Albert Pike to Gen. Holmes," in which GeneralAlbert Pike of Arkansas chastizes Major General Theophilus H. Holmes for various forms of misconduct. Includes a report concerning the Siege of Vicksburg.

GLC05959.09.175

23 April 1863

Hanleiter & Adair (publishers), fl. 1861-1865

Newspaper

Title: Southern confederacy. [Vol. 3, no. 61 (April 23, 1863)]

Contains an Act, approved by the Confederate Congress on April 11, 1863, concerning "Exemption of Certain Mail Contractors and Drivers of Mail Stages from Miitary Service, and Extension of Time for Receiving Proposals for Mail Service in the States of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and Florida." Article title reads: "Confederate States of America."

GLC05959.09.176

27 April 1863

Hanleiter & Adair (publishers), fl. 1861-1865

Newspaper

Title: Southern confederacy. [Vol. 3, no. 64 (April 27, 1863)]

"The Tobacco Question" adds to a previous article "setting forth...some of the abuses of tobacco, its primary and secondary effects on the human system..." The "Special Army Correspondence" section contains "The Siege of Suffolk Continued -- List of Killed and Wounded, &c." "A Practical Movement towards Peace" describes a vote in the New Jersey Legislature indicating their opposition to the continuation of the war.

GLC05959.09.177

1 May 1863

Hanleiter & Adair (publishers), fl. 1861-1865

Newspaper

Title: Southern confederacy. [Vol. 3, no. 68 (May 1, 1863)]

"Correspondence from Morgan's Command," includes "All the Particulars of the Yankee Raid on McMinnville -- Escape of Morgan and McCann, &c. &c." Another short piece, "Taking the Oath Under Protest," conveys a humorous anecdote about a "saucy, dashing young girl, of the Southern persuasion" brought before General Rosecrans to take the oath of loyalty. Also includes a report entitled "The Position at Suffolk", as well as General Bragg's Official Report of the Battle of Murfreesboro.

GLC05959.09.178

4 May 1863

Hanleiter & Adair (publishers), fl. 1861-1865

Newspaper

Title: Southern confederacy. [Vol. 3, no. 70 (May 4, 1863)]

"Success of General Imboden: Yankees Retreating & Burning Their Stores" includes a report from General J.D. Imboden indicating that his forces are still in pursuit of the Union army. "Skirmish Below Kingston, N.C.," excerpted from the Chronicle and Sentinel, describes the bravery of the 56th North Carolina. "The Yankee Raid in N.E. Alabama and Northwest Georgia" includes a letter from C.A. Smith, a conductor on the Rome Railroad, to C.H. Stillwell, the Superintendent of the railroad. A flattering obituary entitled "The Death of General Tracy" is reprinted from the Macon Telegraph, and…

GLC05959.09.179

5 May 1863

Hanleiter & Adair (publishers), fl. 1861-1865

Newspaper

Title: Southern confederacy. [Vol. 3, no. 71 (May 5, 1863)]

"General Bragg's Report" provides updated information regarding a piece published a few days prior, "General Bragg's Official Report of the battle of Murfreesboro." "Forrest's Forces" describes a Yankee defeat by Confederate forces near Rome, led by General Black and General Forrest. "From Fredericksburg" reports on the movements of the army, near the Rappahannock river.

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