Excerpt from Report of the Secretary of Virginia Military Records to the Governor of Virginia, 1909 The following summary of the collections of rosters, records, and other materials for the History of Virginia in the Civil War, which have been made by this office, and are now in its file-cases, will indicate a part of the work already done. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Report of the Secretary of War: Confederate States of America, War Department, Richmond, Va., April 23, 1864 Another embarrassment in the administrative departments has resulted from. The limitation by law to the compensation allowed to detailed men from the armies, who are generally skilled workmen or experts, and withdrawn on that account. Only three dollars a day is by the law allowed them, and at existing inordinate rates, it is in' the places where their duties compel their presence; simply impossi ble for them to support life, much less secure reasonable comforts or' aid their families. What adds to the grievance is, that to the for, eigners and others working by their sides, three or four times asr much compensation has to_ be given to retain them in their employ ments. Some additionalprovisicn for such detailed men must be made, and it is sugested that at least support, quarters and'elothing be secured to them. It is impracticable to provide' them by any fixed rate of pay, for in our exceptional circumstances the necessary amount would vary largely 1n different localities and in brief inter vals of time. In this connection, too, it is not inappropriate again to invoke earnestly consideration to the wholly inadequate compensation afi'orded to the clerks and employees of the department. The finan eial measures of the late Congress, it is hoped, will, in their full development, compel reduction of inflated prices, but as yet they have been inoperative to afford any relief Without means other than their salaries it is impossible for the clerks to obtain bare sub Bistence. They are fai hful and laboriuos officers, and every conside ration of justice and policy demands that they should receive at least a fair support. With the fluctuations of prices, this'eannotfi easily be secured by a moderate compensation in currency Provi sion should be made to supply them with ratio'ns and clothing, or a part of the funds appropriated for their pay being oemployed in the purchase and export of cotton, they should receive a limited propor tion, say a third or fourth, of their salaries in sterling exchange. It? About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from War Records The University of Virginia has preserved the names of 445 of her sons, from all over the South, who were killed, died or lost in actual military service of the Confederacy, and will engrave their names on enduring tablets. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Slavery and the University is the first edited collection of scholarly essays devoted solely to the histories and legacies of this subject on North American campuses and in their Atlantic contexts. Gathering together contributions from scholars, activists, and administrators, the volume combines two broad bodies of work: (1) historically based interdisciplinary research on the presence of slavery at higher education institutions in terms of the development of proslavery and antislavery thought and the use of slave labor; and (2) analysis on the ways in which the legacies of slavery in institutions of higher education continued in the post-Civil War era to the present day. The collection features broadly themed essays on issues of religion, economy, and the regional slave trade of the Caribbean. It also includes case studies of slavery's influence on specific institutions, such as Princeton University, Harvard University, Oberlin College, Emory University, and the University of Alabama. Though the roots of Slavery and the University stem from a 2011 conference at Emory University, the collection extends outward to incorporate recent findings. As such, it offers a roadmap to one of the most exciting developments in the field of U.S. slavery studies and to ways of thinking about racial diversity in the history and current practices of higher education.