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  • Collection: Military

Pvt Jas H Ingram TCD July 9 1959.jpg
A photo and brief bio of Florence native and US Army Pvt James H. Ingram, a 1958 Burrell graduate who enlisted in December of 1958, completed basic training at Ft. Jackson, SC and had just completed a 15-week radio-teletype course at Southeastern…

In Memoriam FH Thurs Feb 27 1919 p 1 p I.jpg
Two February 27, 1919 Florence Herald Articles reporting that the city government of Florence planted a row of "Victory Trees" on Morrison Avenue in Florence "last Friday" to honor the soldiers of Lauderdale County, black and white, killed in the…

Confederate Veterans Have Annual Picnic FH Thurs Sept 18 1919 p 4.jpg
A Thursday, September 18, 1919 Florence Herald report on the annual United Confederate Veterans reunion at Mars Hill, in Lauderdale County, which noted the names of all the attendees, including Peter Stewart (ca. 1825-1925) a former slave who along…

Soldiers Comfort Committee FH Thus March 13 1919 p 1.jpg
A March 13, 1919 Florence Herald notice by the Soldiers Comfort Committee that, in the wake of returning veterans eligible for the $60 bonus being charged to have their forms filled out, the Committee has formed a subcommittee of local women who…

Ab Tries to Enlist FG Wed June 5 1861 p 3.jpg
A June 5, 1861 Florence Gazette article reporting that "a cripled [sic] free colored man, who is known by the name of Ab [Abe?]," attempted to enlist in Capt. Houston's Confederate company "last Monday." On being told he couldn't enlist he "gave all…

Reuben Patterson and Lutie Patton UCV Reunion 1920s from Sweetwater Collection.jpg
A series of photos and newspaper articles on former Morgan County, AL slave and Confederate body-servant Reuben Patterson (1836-1928) who went to war as the body-servant of Morgan County attorney and future TN state legislator Col. Josiah Patterson…

An Old Colored Woman Named Mely Decatur.jpg
An August 5, 1882 Florence Gazette notice that an elderly black woman named Mely Decatur, who lived near Pruitton, in north-central Lauderdale County, had "received the sung little sum of $2,180, from the Federal Treasury, on account of services…

Colored Soldiers Go Forth FT Fri Aug 9 1918.jpg
An August 9, 1918 Florence Times report of "another contingent of colored men" who left Florence for basic training at Camp McClellan at Anniston, the men identified as: Ernest Gordon, Bill Martin, Willie Chisholm, Albert Wilson, John L. Chessier, …

No Slackers Here FH Thurs June 7 1917 p 1.jpg
A June 7, 1917 Florence Herald report on the registration for the draft in Lauderdale County, which showed that out of 690 registrations in the Florence beat, 250 were African-American, and in the Woodland and Smithsonia beats of the bend of the…

US Nitrate Plant No Two One of Busiest Places in South FH Thurs Dec 19 1918 p 1.jpg
A December 19, 1918 Florence Herald report on US Nitrate Plant No. 2 which gives the total number of workers as 15,170 then gives a breakdown of the number of workers in the various sections and camps of the plant, including a breakdown of the…
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