Reminiscences of the past sixty years Author: Alexander, J.B. Description: Reminiscences of the past sixty years. Alexander, J. B.. Charlotte, N.C.. Bray Print. Co.. 1979. View this book online Subject(s): North Carolina -- Social life and customs. Mecklenburg County (N.C.) -- History. North Carolina -- Mecklenburg County Table of Contents: Title page Front matter A day of mourning When peace was made The Freedmens Bureau How a farmer tricked a captain A mule and forty acres of land First election after the war How justice was dispensed in Mecklenburg at this time Historical address Why was President Davis not tried for treason Introductory to unwritten history An inhuman order Origin of Whigs and Tories The seven days fight around Richmond The charge at Gettysburg The second battle of Manassas Incidents of the Civil War The invisible empire Civil War statistics The war with Mexico Ignorance of home history Ante-bellum elections Ante-bellum sports A little tragedy of the states dark days The Ku Klux Klan Dark days The civilization of a century ago and that of to-day : A contrast. Chapter I Chapter II Chapter III Chapter IV Recollections Recollections of the last sixty years Civilization sixty years ago Customs of sixty years ago Customs of the forties Local customs sixty years ago Markets sixty years ago Changes of sixty years Affairs fifty years ago Fashions of sixty years ago Farming sixty years ago, and now A glance at the olden times Childhood a century ago Some pathological differences Negroes in America The Negro as a slave and now Church privileges of slaves Marriages of the slaves The influence of heredity Dangers in civilization May 20 celebration in 44. Old days in Mecklenburg. Chapter I. Old days in Mecklenburg. Chapter II. Men of mark in Mecklenburg. Chapter I. Men of mark in Mecklenburg. Chapter II. Men of mark in Mecklenburg. Chapter III. Great men of the past Religious intelligence The church one hundred years ago The first Methodist Church in Mecklenburg The Pilgrims at Plymouth The tornado of 1856 The gold fever of 1849 Country politics in 1894 The General Assembly of 1897 Politics before the war The debt not a just one The bottom rail was on top Time as an enlightener Things we do not know By-gone modes of worship Facts about the Mormons The D. A. R.s historic picnic Mysteries of superstition The matter of microbes Harrison campaign of 1840 Chloroform The famine of 1846-47 in Ireland The subject of longevity Beautiful women The way some people mourn Women preachers The passing of the birds The queen of song Old Harrison camp ground Restrospective The sea-serpent The murder of Dr. Parkman World-wide interest in the Pope An old landmark gone How a confederate soldier won his wife A Mecklenburg story of olden times Olden-time physicians Rev. Hezekiah J. Balch The Caldwell Family Life and traits of John R. Alexander Miss Sallie D. Alexander The blending of two houses Maj. John Davidson Who was Henry M. Stanley? Index

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