Memoir by Elise Virginia Jones Vass, describing life in Montgomery during the Civil War and Reconstruction.

Memoir by Elise Virginia Jones Vass, describing life in Montgomery during the Civil War and Reconstruction.

In the manuscript, Jones describes the inauguration of Jefferson Davis, the city's military hospitals, war work completed by Montgomery women, Union raids on Halcyon Hill, and conditions in the city at the end of the war. Particularly notable passages related to Reconstruction describe rapid po...

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Memoir by Elise Virginia Jones Vass, describing life in Montgomery during the Civil War and Reconstruction.
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Vass, Elise Virginia Jones, 1852-1935; African Americans--Alabama; Alabama--Politics and government--To 1865; Alabama--Politics and government--1865-1950; Alabama--Race relations; Freed persons--Alabama; Ku Klux Klan (19th cent.)--Alabama; Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)--Alabama; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Montgomery (Ala.); Montgomery County (Ala.)
description In the manuscript, Jones describes the inauguration of Jefferson Davis, the city's military hospitals, war work completed by Montgomery women, Union raids on Halcyon Hill, and conditions in the city at the end of the war. Particularly notable passages related to Reconstruction describe rapid political and social change, the displacement of newly freed slaves, and violent retaliation against African American legislators. In one passage, she describes a Ku Klux Klan attack on a mass meeting held at an African American church near Oakwood Cemetery.
spelling Q0000132464 - Q0000132474Q132464 - Q132474Memoir by Elise Virginia Jones Vass, describing life in Montgomery during the Civil War and Reconstruction.In the manuscript, Jones describes the inauguration of Jefferson Davis, the city's military hospitals, war work completed by Montgomery women, Union raids on Halcyon Hill, and conditions in the city at the end of the war. Particularly notable passages related to Reconstruction describe rapid political and social change, the displacement of newly freed slaves, and violent retaliation against African American legislators. In one passage, she describes a Ku Klux Klan attack on a mass meeting held at an African American church near Oakwood Cemetery. 1861-1865 circa18611860-1869Vass, Elise Virginia Jones, 1852-1935; African Americans--Alabama; Alabama--Politics and government--To 1865; Alabama--Politics and government--1865-1950; Alabama--Race relations; Freed persons--Alabama; Ku Klux Klan (19th cent.)--Alabama; Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)--Alabama; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Montgomery (Ala.); Montgomery County (Ala.)TextMemoirsVass, Elise Virginia Jones Elise Virginia Jones Vass reminiscencesSPR908Alabama Department of Archives and History, 624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, Alabama 36130 EnglishThis material may be protected under U. S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S. Code) which governs the making of photocopies or reproductions of copyrighted materials. You may use the digitized material for private study, scholarship, or research. Though ADAH has physical ownership of the material in its collections, in some cases we may not own the copyright to the material. It is the patron's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in our collections. 600 PPI TIFFhttp://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/voices/id/13927
title Memoir by Elise Virginia Jones Vass, describing life in Montgomery during the Civil War and Reconstruction.
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