Papers, 1854-1863.

Confederate States of America

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During 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 th...

Averett, Malinda Waller, d.1903.

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Averett, Harris Hardin, d.1863.

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Harris Hardin Averett was married to Malinda Waller. Averett was a farmer and a store and sawmill owner. At the outbreak of the Civil War the Averetts lived in Reeltown, Tallapoosa County, Alabama. They had two children, Amon and Alley. A third child, Harriet, was born shortly after, Harris' death. Averett was a member of Company B, 55th Alabama Infantry and stationed at Pollard, Alabama, until his death from pneumonia on October 27, 1863. He died before he saw combat. From the descr...