Moore, A.B., 1807-1873 [Recruitment broadside requesting three thousand volunteers]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05987.30 Author/Creator: Moore, A.B., 1807-1873 Place Written: Montgomery, Alabama Type: Broadside Date: 9 July 1861 Pagination: 1 p. ; 45 x 30.5 cm. Order a Copy
An official call to arms by Alabama Governor Andrew Barry Moore, saying President Jefferson Davis has asked for 3,000 volunteers. Issued after the Confederate government moved from Montgomery to Richmond. Says volunteers must provide their own uniforms, other clothing, and blankets, "for which a commutation will be allowed them in money. "Illustrated with a large confederate flag (7 stars) at top.
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