Rivers, William J., fl. 1864 To the Youth of Alabama: We are calling to arms! [recruitment broadside]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06851 Author/Creator: Rivers, William J., fl. 1864 Place Written: Sommerfield, Alabama Type: Broadside Date: 1864/03/25 Pagination: 1 sheet + news clippings Height: 23.6 cm, Width: 30.2 cm Order a Copy
Recruiting "Cavalry to be composed of those under [age] 18" to fight under Gen. Pillow. Once mounted in an album or scrapbook. On verso were adhered four undated newsclippings: two poems, one news story describing the positions of former Confederate leaders, and one 3-line joke.
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