Address and diary, 1862-1874.

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Address and diary, 1862-1874.

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Diary, 1862, discusses the movements of the 1st and 54th Alabama, the siege of New Madrid (Mo.), Baker's capture at Island 10, and his experiences at the Union prisons of Camp Chase (Ohio) and Johnson's Island (Ohio). Baker discusses in detail the activities and battles of the Confederate Army, troop camp life in the field and in prisoner of war camps, and includes ink and pencil sketches of individuals and an intricate colored map of the siege of New Madrid (Mo.). Address, ca.1865-1874, Eufaula, Barbour County, Ala., in which Alpheus Baker addresses the black delegates of the Ala. House of Representatives concerning their allegiance to the Republican party.

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