Stewart, J.J. Salisbury banner. [Vol. 8, no. 48 (September 3, 1861)]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05959.29.04 Author/Creator: Stewart, J.J. Place Written: Salisbury, North Carolina Type: Newspaper Date: 3 September 1861 Pagination: 4 p. ; 46 x 32 cm. Order a Copy
The Confederate Tax Laws, Battles of Oak Hill and Mesilla.
Semi-Weekly
The Confederate tax law is printed here. A brief notice mentions the lack of American allegiance among Mormons in Utah. A letter to the editor describes circumstances in South Carolina and Georgia. An article lists congressional districts and representatives.
This collection is a weekly paper, with J.J. Stewart and W.L. Saunders as editors and proprietors. The Salisbury Banner appeared as a semi-weekly from 1854 to 1861, a weekly from 1852 to 1862, a tri-weekly from 1865 to 1867, and was known as the Daily Union Banner from 1865 to 1866 and the Salisbury Daily Banner from 14 November 1865 to 30 November 1865.
Salisbury is the county seat of Rowan County, North Carolina. Named for Salisbury, England, on the banks of the Avon River, the North Carolina town was settled prior to the Revolutionary War.
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