Confederate States of America
Variant namesDuring the Civil War, the Confederate States of America issued their own currency notes. These circulated like cash, but were technically bills of credit. At the beginning of the war, they circulated widely, but by the end of the war they had lost nearly all their value. Many of the bills remained in private hands after the war and became collectible as memorabilia. Other bills, which the Union Army had confiscated, were in the hands of the United States War Department; it transferred them to the Treasury Department in 1867. In 1912, the Treasury Department disbursed many of these bills to cultural institutions around the country, in the interest of public education.
From the guide to the Confederate Currency Collection, 1861-1864, (Pacific University Archives)
Annie Laura Eve Blackshear (1875-1967), a native of Augusta, Ga., served for many years as illustrator for the Georgia State College of Agriculture Extension Service. A well-known artist and educator, Miss Blackshear founded the Athens Art Association and served several times as president. She also served as president of the Georgia Art Teachers Association, vice president of the Association of Georgia Artists, and Georgia sponsor ofthe Southeastern Arts Association.
1000 electrotype replicas (coated in gold, silver, or bronze) of the Great Seal of the Confederacy were made in 1873.
From the description of Great Seal of the Confederacy silver replica and notes, 1873. (University of Georgia). WorldCat record id: 441419510
Confederate States of America employed various individuals to act as agents. One such agent was Charles Henry Simonton (1829-1904), captain of Company A of the Eutaw Battalion. When the battalion was augmented and organized into full infantry regiment (the 25th South Carolina Volunteer Infantry) in July 1862, Simonton was promoted to colonel and given command of the regiment. In civilian life he was a Charleston, South Carolina educator, a judge, and a South Carolina Representative.
From the description of Inventory. Charleston Arsenal, 1861. (The South Carolina Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 32138851
Confederation of 11 Southern states seceding from the United States in 1860 and 1861.
From the description of Confederate States of America records, 1861-1866 [manuscript]. (Denver Public Library). WorldCat record id: 52211295
In May 1862 the Confederate Government established a General Hospital in Guyton, Georgia. This hospital was located on a nine acre tract of land between Central Railroad, a determining factor in locating hospitals, and current Georgia Highway 119, Lynn Bonds Avenue and Pine Street. The end of May saw five people on the medical staff at this hospital. Five months later the number had reached 46 people including surgeons, assistant surgeons, contract physicians, hospital stewards, ward masters, matrons, ward matrons, assistant matrons, nurses, cooks, and laundry workers. By May 1863, this hospital had a medical staff of 67 people. Confederate documents reveal that this hospital had 270 beds and 46 fireplaces. When the hospital was filled to capacity the Guyton Methodist Church was used to take in patients who could not be placed in the hospital. Surgeon William H. Whitehead was the Surgeon-in-Charge from May 1862 until February 1863, when Surgeon William S. Lawton took charge and served in this capacity until the hospital was abandoned in December 1864, when the 17th Army Corps of General Sherman's Federal Army approached. From May 1862 to December 1864, this hospital provided medical care, food, clothing, and lodging for thousands of sick and wounded Confederate soldiers. "Guyton Confederate General Hospital." Historical Marker Database. http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=7979 (Retrieved December 22, 2008)
From the description of Confederate States of America forms, 1860-1864. (University of Georgia). WorldCat record id: 298456232
Albert Pike was appointed Commissioner of the Confederate States to the Indian tribes west of Arkansas in the summer of 1861. Between July and October Pike negotiated nine treaties with tribes living in Indian Territory. This treaty with the Seminoles was the third negotiated, concluded August 1, 1861.
From the description of A treaty of friendship made and concluded at the Seminole Council Home : Seminole Nation : holograph, 1861 [Jul]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702131708
Resident of Chattanooga, Tenn.
From the description of Confederate States of America bank notes, 1861-1864. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 232639529
The Confederate States of America (CSA) was established in 1861 by eleven states in the southern United States that seceeded from the U.S. The CSA collapsed in 1865 after its defeat in the American Civil War by Union forces.
From the description of Confederate States of America collection, 1850-1876. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 643506891
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associatedWith | Alabama. Governor (1863-1865 : Watts). |
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associatedWith | Alabama. Secession Convention (1861). |
associatedWith | Alabama. State Auditor (1875- ). |
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