Our Collection

At the Institute’s core is the Gilder Lehrman Collection, one of the great archives in American history. More than 85,000 items cover five hundred years of American history, from Columbus’s 1493 letter describing the New World through the end of the twentieth century.

Hanleiter & Adair (publishers), fl. 1861-1865 Southern confederacy. [Vol. 3, no. 43 (April 3, 1863)]

Order a pdf of this item here.

Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05959.09.165 Author/Creator: Hanleiter & Adair (publishers), fl. 1861-1865 Place Written: Atlanta, Georgia Type: Newspaper Date: 3 April 1863 Pagination: 4 p. : Height: 55.6 cm, Width: 40.4 cm Order a Copy

"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." Also includes "Address to the Troops of Hindman's Division," in which Major General Thomas C. Hindman relinquishes command of his troops in a heartfelt speech.

Hindman, Thomas Carmichael, 1828-1868

Citation Guidelines for Online Resources