Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-10-12
THE soUrHERN HrsToRICAL So
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Contributors to the archives and library
of the Southern Historical Society, which
was reoreanised at the Montgomery White
Sulphur Springs, in Virgins, on Aug. IA
1873, are solicited under twenty specific di.
visions, and the classification of these digis-
ions demonstrates that the society knows
exactly how history ought to be made, and
intends to provide, so far as possible, the
means for making 1t. The following are
the divisions:
!. The histories and historical collections
of the individual States from the earliest
periods to the present time, including tray.
els, journals and maps.
2. Complete files Oft newspapers, pc
riodicals, literary, scientific and medical
journals Of the Southern States, from the
earliest times to the present day, including
especially the period Of the recent American
civil war.
8. Geological typographical, agricultural,
manufacturing and commercial reports, IL
Illustrating the statistics, climate, soil, re.
sources, products and commerce Of the
Southern States.
4. Works, speeches, sermons and dis
courses relating to the re cent conflict and
political changes. Congressional and State
reports. during the recent war. Vaa
). Official reports and descriptions, by Of
ficers and private newspaper correspond
.ents and eye-witnessee, of campaigns, mill
tary operations, battles and sleges.
@. Military MAPS
Z. Reports upon the munitions, arms aud
equipment, organization, hunters and
losses Of the various branches of the South
ern armies-infantry, artillery, cavalry,
ordnance and commissary and quartsrmas-
ter Departments.
s. Reports Of the Adjutant General of
the late C.tS. A., and Of the Adjutant Cen
erals of the armies, departments, districts
and States, showing the resources of the
individual States, the available fighting
population, the number, organization ana
losses of the forces called into actual ser
vice. ase o- ras
9..Navsl operations of the Confederate
States.
10. Operations of the Nitro and Mining
Bureaus.
IL. Commercial operations.
IL. Foreign relations, diplomatic cores
pondence, etc.
.13. Currency.
IA. Medical statistics and medical re.
ports.
is. Names of all officers, soldiers and
sailors in the military and naval service Of
the Confederate States who were killed in
battle, or died of disease or wounds.
is. Nance of all wounded officers, SOL
diers and sailors. The nature of the wounds
should be attached to each name, also the
,css OF one or more limbs should be care
fully noted.
II. Published reports and manuscripts re-
lating to civil prisoners held during the
war.
Is. All matters, published or unpublished,
relating to the treatment, diseases, mortali-
ty, and exchange Of prisoners Of war.
10. The conduct of the hostile armies In
the Southern States. Private and public
losses during the war. Treatment of citi-
zens by hostile forces.
20. Southern poetry, ballads, songs, etc.
The society seeks data from Northern as
well as Southern sources, the purpose being
10 collect the material for full, complete
and impartial history of the late war be-
tween the States, illustrating the nature of
The struggle from which the country has so
recently emerged, defining and indicating
the principles which lay beneath it, and
marking the stages through which it was
conducted to its issue. 1t is not under
stood that the society shall be purely sec
,ional, as its name would seem to imply,
nor that its labors shall be of a partisan
character. Everything which relates to
his critical period of our National history,
pending the conflict, antecedent or subse-
IuenG to 1t, from the point of view of either,
NJ of both the contestants; everything, 10
Ihort, which shall indicate the truth of his
DRY is to be collsted and fled, for the use
If the disinterssted historian of future
who shall write an impartial his
DRY of this great struggle. Contributions
If the character desired may be addressed |
o Col. George W. Munford, Secretary and |
Treasurer, or General Dabney H. Maury,
Chairman of the Executive Committee, at
Virginia.