Alabama Reporter (newspaper) 1863-1867

Alabama Reporter (newspaper) 1863-1867

Author: M.H. Cruikshank

Year: 1863

this archive contains many issues of the following newspaper during 1863-1867 Alabama Reporter (newspaper) publishers: Cross & Cruikshank https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84023590/ https://digital.archives.alabama.gov/digital/collection/cwnp/search/searchterm/Alabama%20Reporter/field/relate/mode/exact/conn/and/order/date/ad/asc "Cross & Cruikshank" was the publishing firm behind Talladega, Alabama's most influential 19th-century newspaper, known at various times as The Alabama Reporter or The Talladega Reporter . The partnership spanned a critical period in American history, from the contentious antebellum years through the War Between The States and deep into the Reconstruction era. Here is a breakdown of the two men who formed the partnership: Marcus Henderson Cruikshank (1826–1881) https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8033015/marcus-henderson-cruikshank M.H. Cruikshank was the more prominent and politically active of the two partners. He was a quintessential figure of the Old South: a lawyer, editor, and politician deeply involved in the Confederate cause. Background: Born in Autauga County, Alabama, Cruikshank was a lawyer by trade and became a respected and influential