Notice "To the People of Mobile"
Item
Identifier
Q0000143479
Title
Notice "To the People of Mobile"
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Type
Text
Creator
Thomas H. Watts
Date
1864-02-14
Description
Governor of Alabama, Thomas H. Watts, warns the citizens of Mobile of the impending attack of the Union Army. In his letter, he warns women and children to flee the city and move into the interior part of the state.
Format
.pdf
Language
English
Place
Mobile (Ala.)
Publisher
Alabama Department of Archives and History. (electronic version)
Contributor
Talecia Clark, Josh McClaren
Rights Holder
This material may be protected under U. S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S. Code) which governs the making of photocopies or reproductions of copyrighted materials. You may use the digitized material for private study, scholarship, or research. Though ADAH has physical ownership of the material in its collections, in some cases we may not own the copyright to the material. It is the patron's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in our collections.
transcription
TO THE PEOPLE OF MOBILE
Your City is about to be attacked by the Enemy. Mobile must be defended at every hazard and to the last extremity. To do this
effectively, all who cannot fight must leave the city. The brave defenders of the city can fight with more energy and enthusiasm
when they feel assured that the Mobile WOMEN and CHILDREN are out of danger.
I appeal to the patriotic NON-COMBATANTS to leave for the interior. The people of the interior towns and planters in
the country will receive and provide support for all who go. The patriotic of this city will see the importance and necessity
of heeding this call.
Those who love this CITY and the glorious CAUSE in which we fight, will not hesitate to obey the calls which
patriotism makes.
Thos. H. Watts,
Governor of Alabama
Mobile, Ala February 14, 1864
Your City is about to be attacked by the Enemy. Mobile must be defended at every hazard and to the last extremity. To do this
effectively, all who cannot fight must leave the city. The brave defenders of the city can fight with more energy and enthusiasm
when they feel assured that the Mobile WOMEN and CHILDREN are out of danger.
I appeal to the patriotic NON-COMBATANTS to leave for the interior. The people of the interior towns and planters in
the country will receive and provide support for all who go. The patriotic of this city will see the importance and necessity
of heeding this call.
Those who love this CITY and the glorious CAUSE in which we fight, will not hesitate to obey the calls which
patriotism makes.
Thos. H. Watts,
Governor of Alabama
Mobile, Ala February 14, 1864