Alabama Department of Archives and History

Founded in 1901, the Alabama Department of Archives and History was the first independently administered state archival and historical agency in the U.S.

Governor A. B. Moore administrative files and correspondence, 1857-1859

Administrative correspondence and official documents from Governor Andrew Barry Moore's first term, December 1857 through November 1859. (Some documents from his second term, which began in December 1859, are also included.)

Governor A. B. Moore administrative files and correspondence, 1860-1861 and undated

Administrative correspondence and official documents from Governor Andrew Barry Moore's second term, December 1859 through November 1861. Some undated documents are also included. (Most items from the end of his first term are in the set of records for 1857 through 1859.)

Civil War and Reconstruction Governors of Alabama

When completed, this collection will consist of the official papers of the eleven men who served as governors of Alabama from the eve of secession and Civil War to the postwar "Redemption" administrations of George S. Houston and Rufus W. Cobb.

Governor T. H. Watts correspondence, 1863-1865 and undated

Correspondence from the administrative files of Governor from 1863 through 1865. Some undated documents are also included.

Alabama Supreme Court Case Files

When completed, this collection will contain all the original case files of the Alabama Supreme Court from 1820 through 1877. These records include interrogatories, exhibits, motions, and other details not included in the published rulings, though excerpts from the printed reports will be...

Alabama Supreme Court Case Files

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Project by Alabama Department of Archives and History

Civil War and Reconstruction Governors of Alabama

Project by Alabama Department of Archives and History