Inventory of the M. J. Solomons Scrapbook, 1861-1863

Abstract

Scrapbook of Civil War-related clippings collected by M J. Solomons, a resident of Savannah, Ga.

Descriptive Summary

Repository: David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University
Creator: Solomons, M. J.
Title: M. J. Solomons Scrapbook, 1861-1863
Language of Material: English
Extent: 1.2 Linear Feet, 1 Items
Location: For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.

M. J. Solomons was a resident of Savannah, Ga. His scrapbook contains clippings from a number of newspapers reporting on battles and conditions in the Confederacy during the first years of the Civil War. The volumes contains clippings concerning the price of food and drugs; the role of women in the Confederacy; military operations and battles, particularly in the western theater; various Georgia regiments; Southern poetry about the war; reports of arrests, depredations, and atrocities by Union troops; various Confederate leaders and generals; derogatory references to Abraham Lincoln; and the foreign relations of the Confederacy.

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