The Vicksburg Daily Times, The Vicksburg Daily Times

Description

The Vicksburg Daily Times Digital Library exhibits digitized Reconstruction Era newspaper issues from Vicksburg, Mississippi - a major battle site during the Civil War. This sample of papers - ranging from February 21, 1867 to April 3, 1867 - reveals contemporary Southern attitudes toward the Military Reconstruction Act, African American Suffrage, and the pseudo-historical Lost Cause mythology.

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Sample Items

Historic black and white photograph showing the Shirley House, a two-story building with visible bomb-proof shelters dug into the hillside during the Civil War siege of Vicksburg — Shirley House with bomb-proof shelters during the Civil War siege of Vicksburg
Old Courthouse Museum, Vicksburg, Mississippi

Content Warning

This collection contains historical materials that reflect the attitudes, prejudices, and language of the time period in which they were created. Some content may be harmful or difficult to view. These materials are presented for their historical value and to document the past, but they do not reflect the values of the University of Texas at Austin or the Briscoe Center for American History.

Time Span

Feb 1867 to Apr 1867
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Top Subjects

Reconstruction (u.s. history, 1865-1877) Military occupation Advertising Johnson, andrew, 1808-1875 Freemasonry

Locations

Mississippi--vicksburg Louisiana--new orleans Missouri--saint louis Washington (d.c.) Pennsylvania--philadelphia

Objects

15 Compound Objects
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