Franklin County, Massachusetts (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 129.
FRANKLIN COUNTY, situated on the northerly boundary of Massachusetts, and traversed by Connecticut river. Area, 650 square miles. Face of the country agreeably diversified with mountains, hills, and valleys; soil generally fertile, on the streams rich and productive. Seat of justice, Greenfield. Pop. in 1810, 27,201; in 1820, 29,268; in 1830, 29,344; in 1840, 28,812; in 1850, 30,870.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States....

Dukes County, Massachusetts (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 108.
DUKES COUNTY, situated at the southeasterly part of Massachusetts, and comprehends Martha’s Vineyard, Chippequiddick, Noman’s Land, and Elizabeth islands in the Atlantic ocean. Area, 120 square miles. Face of the country level; soil generally poor, much of it overgrown with scrub oaks. Seat of justice, Edgarton. Pop. in 1810, 3,290; in 1820, 3,292; in 1830, 3,518; in 1840, 3,958; in 1850, 4,540.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States....

Bristol County, Massachusetts (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 52.
BRISTOL COUNTY, situated in the southeast part of Massachusetts, on Buzzard's bay and Rhode Island line. Length, 35 miles; mean breadth 17, with an area of 600 square miles. The face of the county is generally level, though hilly in some parts. The soil is naturally of a fair quality, but somewhat worn. Seats of justice, New Bedford and Taunton. Pop. in 1820, 40,908; in 1830, 49,592; in 1840, 60,164; in 1850, 74,577.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States....

Barnstable County, Massachusetts (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 34-35.
BARNSTABLE COUNTY, situated at the extreme easterly part of Massachusetts, comprising the whole of the peninsula of Cape Cod and the Elizabeth island, with the Atlantic ocean on the south and east, Cape Cod bay on the north, and Buzzard bay on the west. Length, 65 miles; mean width, 5; with an area of 325 square miles. The surface is generally flat, the soil naturally sandy and barren, but covered in some places with forests of oak and pine. Courts are held at Barnstable. Pop. in 1820, 24,046; in 1830, 15,310; in 1840, 32,548; in 1850, 35,276.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States....

Railroad Depot and Yard, Atlanta, GA, 1864, zoomable image

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Atlanta, Ga. Railroad depot and yard; Trout House and Masonic Hall in background
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Civil War Photograph Collection, Library of Congress
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Original image has been adjusted here for presentation purposes.

Albert Rust (Congressional Biographical Directory)

Reference
“Rust, Albert,” Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 to Present, http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=R000544.
RUST, Albert, a Representative from Arkansas; was born in Virginia, birth date unknown; completed preparatory studies; studied law; was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in El Dorado, Union County, Ark.; member of the State house of representatives 1842-1848 and 1852-1854; elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-fourth Congress (March 4, 1855-March 3, 1857); unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1856 to the Thirty-fifth Congress; elected to the Thirty-sixth Congress (March 4, 1859-March 3, 1861); brigadier general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; resu
Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 to Present

Intelligencer Office, Atlanta, GA, 1864, zoomable image

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Cropped, edited, and prepared for use here by Don Sailer, Dickinson College, February 10, 2011.
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Public
Original caption
Atlanta, Ga. Atlanta Intelligencer office by the railroad depot
Source citation
Civil War Photograph Collection, Library of Congress
Source note
Original image has been adjusted here for presentation purposes.

From Montgomery, the Confederate secretary of war orders immediate action against Fort Sumter

After deliberations in the Confederate capital of Montgomery, Alabama over President Lincoln's stated intention to reinforce Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor, Confederate Secretary of War Leroy Walker ordered General Beauregard to "at once demand (the fort's) evacuation and, if this is refused, proceed in such manner as you may determine to reduce it."  Beauregard telegraphed immediately that he would make the demand for evacuation the next day.  (By John Osborne)  
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