Disunion, War, Defeat, and Recovery in Alabama: The Journal of Augustus Benners, 1850-1885Mercer University Press, 2007 - 357 halaman ""Disunion, War, Defeat, and Recovery in Alabama offers a rare look into the life of a Civil War character many would say they love to hate: the plantation owner. A slave-owning cotton grower, Augustus Benners recorded decades of his mostly gritty and unglamorous plantation life ... Deft editing, annotation, and explanatory notes by Glenn and Virginia Linden complement and elucidate Benners's historical accounts"--From publisher's description. |
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... December 1860 , Benners realized that there was a serious possibility of secession and civil war . South Carolina had seceded and Alabama was planning a meeting to decide whether or not to follow its example . In the next few weeks , he ...
... December 1860 , Benners realized that there was a serious possibility of secession and civil war . South Carolina had seceded and Alabama was planning a meeting to decide whether or not to follow its example . In the next few weeks , he ...
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... December 1864 . In the last months of 1864 and early 1865 , Benners spent considerable time in Montgomery . He was busy with his legal practice and occupied with the disposal of the Planters Insurance Company . The trustees decided to ...
... December 1864 . In the last months of 1864 and early 1865 , Benners spent considerable time in Montgomery . He was busy with his legal practice and occupied with the disposal of the Planters Insurance Company . The trustees decided to ...
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... December 1879 , Ed began to have mental problems . He was unable to sleep and believed that others were trying to kill him . Gathering friends together , Augustus and Jane considered the choices and decided to have Ed committed to the ...
... December 1879 , Ed began to have mental problems . He was unable to sleep and believed that others were trying to kill him . Gathering friends together , Augustus and Jane considered the choices and decided to have Ed committed to the ...
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... December 1846 , she married Augustus H. Benners . She bore twelve children , nine boys and three girls . In the antebellum and Civil War years , she lost five children , all boys . She was frequently ill . Her life in the 1850s was ...
... December 1846 , she married Augustus H. Benners . She bore twelve children , nine boys and three girls . In the antebellum and Civil War years , she lost five children , all boys . She was frequently ill . Her life in the 1850s was ...
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... December of the same year he married Helen Donaldson . On 4 August 1850 , he left Mobile , arriving in Jefferson , Texas , on 9 September 1850. From 1851 to 1857 , he practiced law in Marshall , Texas , and then he returned to Jefferson ...
... December of the same year he married Helen Donaldson . On 4 August 1850 , he left Mobile , arriving in Jefferson , Texas , on 9 September 1850. From 1851 to 1857 , he practiced law in Marshall , Texas , and then he returned to Jefferson ...
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The Reconstruction Years May 18651877 | 138 |
The Later Years 18781885 | 263 |
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