They are located at the State Archives . . .card catalog information as follows... Autauga county appears to be included as well Database: Alabama Department of Archives and History Main Author: Alabama. Secretary of State. Title: Loyalty oaths, 1867-1878. Physical Description: 27 cubic ft. (24 records center cartons and 6 oversized containers). Physical Location: Alabama Dept. of Archives and History, 624 Washington Ave., Montgomery, Ala. 36130. Arrangement: Arranged alphabetically by county. Primary Material: Mixed Material Scope and Content Note: In 1867, the United States Congress passed the Reconstruction Acts, and these acts set forth the means by which the former Confederate states could gain readmittance to the union. To elect delegates to the Alabama Constitutional Convention, a male voter, twenty-one years of age or older, had to swear a loyalty oath stating that he had never supported or participated in a rebellion against the United States government, that he had never committed a felony offense, that he had never served as an elected or appointed official of the United States and supported or participated in a rebellion against the United States government, and that he would remain loyal to the government of the United States (Ala. Code, [1867] 83-84). This series consists of bound volumes of the loyalty oaths from each county in the state and from major cities in the state. The oaths contain the voter’s name, county of residence, his oath swearing loyalty to the United States government, the voting precinct, and the voter registrar’s name. Access: Unrestricted, except for some volumes marked restricted due to fragility. Related collections: Agency history record v2152 describes the history and the functions of the Secretary of State of Alabama, the agency responsible for the creation of this record series. Melissa ____________________________________________________________________________________ Pinpoint customers who are looking for what you sell. http://searchmarketing.yahoo.com/

Does anyone know if the loyalty oaths were required for Cherokee County, AL? -----Original Message----- From: alautaug-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:alautaug-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Melissa Hogan Sent: Friday, June 01, 2007 12:36 PM To: alautaug@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [ALAUTAUG] loyalty oaths They are located at the State Archives . . .card catalog information as follows... Autauga county appears to be included as well Database: Alabama Department of Archives and History Main Author: Alabama. Secretary of State. Title: Loyalty oaths, 1867-1878. Physical Description: 27 cubic ft. (24 records center cartons and 6 oversized containers). Physical Location: Alabama Dept. of Archives and History, 624 Washington Ave., Montgomery, Ala. 36130. Arrangement: Arranged alphabetically by county. Primary Material: Mixed Material Scope and Content Note: In 1867, the United States Congress passed the Reconstruction Acts, and these acts set forth the means by which the former Confederate states could gain readmittance to the union. To elect delegates to the Alabama Constitutional Convention, a male voter, twenty-one years of age or older, had to swear a loyalty oath stating that he had never supported or participated in a rebellion against the United States government, that he had never committed a felony offense, that he had never served as an elected or appointed official of the United States and supported or participated in a rebellion against the United States government, and that he would remain loyal to the government of the United States (Ala. Code, [1867] 83-84). This series consists of bound volumes of the loyalty oaths from each county in the state and from major cities in the state. The oaths contain the voter’s name, county of residence, his oath swearing loyalty to the United States government, the voting precinct, and the voter registrar’s name. Access: Unrestricted, except for some volumes marked restricted due to fragility. Related collections: Agency history record v2152 describes the history and the functions of the Secretary of State of Alabama, the agency responsible for the creation of this record series. Melissa ____________________________________________________________________________________ Pinpoint customers who are looking for what you sell. http://searchmarketing.yahoo.com/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ALAUTAUG-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

So men who fought on the side of the Confederacy were not allowed to take the loyalty oath and were thus not eligible to vote. Is that correct? "Individuals ineligible to register included Confederate veterans and any person who had previously taken an oath as a member of Congress, as an officer of the United States, as a member of any state legislature, or as an executive or judicial officer of any state, to support the Constitution of the United States, and who later engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the United States, or gave aid or comfort to the enemies thereof, and whose "disability" had not been removed by a two-thirds vote of both houses of Congress."...from ADAH website. -----Original Message----- From: alautaug-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:alautaug-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Melissa Hogan Sent: Friday, June 01, 2007 12:36 PM To: alautaug@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [ALAUTAUG] loyalty oaths They are located at the State Archives . . .card catalog information as follows... Autauga county appears to be included as well Database: Alabama Department of Archives and History Main Author: Alabama. Secretary of State. Title: Loyalty oaths, 1867-1878. Physical Description: 27 cubic ft. (24 records center cartons and 6 oversized containers). Physical Location: Alabama Dept. of Archives and History, 624 Washington Ave., Montgomery, Ala. 36130. Arrangement: Arranged alphabetically by county. Primary Material: Mixed Material Scope and Content Note: In 1867, the United States Congress passed the Reconstruction Acts, and these acts set forth the means by which the former Confederate states could gain readmittance to the union. To elect delegates to the Alabama Constitutional Convention, a male voter, twenty-one years of age or older, had to swear a loyalty oath stating that he had never supported or participated in a rebellion against the United States government, that he had never committed a felony offense, that he had never served as an elected or appointed official of the United States and supported or participated in a rebellion against the United States government, and that he would remain loyal to the government of the United States (Ala. Code, [1867] 83-84). This series consists of bound volumes of the loyalty oaths from each county in the state and from major cities in the state. The oaths contain the voter’s name, county of residence, his oath swearing loyalty to the United States government, the voting precinct, and the voter registrar’s name. Access: Unrestricted, except for some volumes marked restricted due to fragility. Related collections: Agency history record v2152 describes the history and the functions of the Secretary of State of Alabama, the agency responsible for the creation of this record series. Melissa ____________________________________________________________________________________ Pinpoint customers who are looking for what you sell. http://searchmarketing.yahoo.com/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ALAUTAUG-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I have a copy of my great-grandfather's Amnesty Oath following the Civil War. My sister has the original in a frame on her wall. If you would like to see what is in the Oath, I could send you a scan of it. I wonder if they were then allowed to vote after they signed the Amnesty Oath. Would that be different from the Loyalty Oath? I've found wonderful information at the ADAH website, and was able to obtain a copy of a journal kept by my great-grandfather's sister. My g-grandfather was James DeGraffenreid Miles, from Lowndes County, Alabama. His mother, Elizabeth P. Davis, was from Autagua county. His father was Lowndes county planter, Aquilla Miles. Elizabeth's father was Lewis Cookson Davis of Autagua co. J.D. Miles married Ellen L.Day in Russell Co., AL and moved to Freestone Co., Texas prior to the War. He served in the 7th Texas Infantry. However, brothers and brother-in-laws remained in Alabama and served in the War there. I don't have a lot of information about them, however. After the War, most of them moved to Texas or North Carolina. Wish I could locate, and find pictures of the old family homes to add to my collection in my family history. Cecelia in Texas > So men who fought on the side of the Confederacy were not allowed to take > the loyalty oath and were thus not eligible to vote. Is that correct? > > "Individuals ineligible to register included Confederate veterans and any > person who had previously taken an oath as a member of Congress, as an > officer of the United States, as a member of any state legislature, or as > an executive or judicial officer of any state, to support the Constitution > of the United States, and who later engaged in insurrection or rebellion > against the United States, or gave aid or comfort to the enemies thereof, > and whose "disability" had not been removed by a two-thirds vote of both > houses of Congress."...from ADAH website. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: alautaug-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:alautaug-bounces@rootsweb.com] > On Behalf Of Melissa Hogan > Sent: Friday, June 01, 2007 12:36 PM > To: alautaug@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [ALAUTAUG] loyalty oaths > > They are located at the State Archives . . .card catalog information as > follows... Autauga county appears to be included as well > > > Database: > Alabama Department of Archives and History > > Main Author: > Alabama. > Secretary of State. > > Title: > Loyalty oaths, 1867-1878. > > Physical Description: > 27 cubic ft. (24 records center cartons and 6 oversized > containers). > > Physical Location: > Alabama Dept. of Archives and History, 624 Washington Ave., > Montgomery, Ala. 36130. > > Arrangement: > Arranged alphabetically by county. > > Primary Material: > Mixed Material > > Scope and Content Note: > In 1867, the United States Congress passed the Reconstruction Acts, > and these acts set forth the means by which the former Confederate states > could > gain readmittance to the union. To elect delegates to the Alabama > Constitutional > Convention, a male voter, twenty-one years of age or older, had to swear a > loyalty oath stating that he had never supported or participated in a > rebellion > against the United States government, that he had never committed a felony > offense, that he had never served as an elected or appointed official of > the > United States and supported or participated in a rebellion against the > United > States government, and that he would remain loyal to the government of the > United States (Ala. Code, [1867] 83-84). This series consists of bound > volumes > of the loyalty oaths from each county in the state and from major cities > in the > state. The oaths contain the voter’s name, county of residence, his oath > swearing loyalty to the United States government, the voting precinct, and > the > voter registrar’s name. > > Access: > Unrestricted, except for some volumes marked restricted due to > fragility. > > Related collections: > Agency history record v2152 describes the history and the functions > of the Secretary of State of Alabama, the agency responsible for the > creation of > this record series. > > Melissa > > > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > Pinpoint customers who are looking for what you sell. > http://searchmarketing.yahoo.com/ > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ALAUTAUG-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ALAUTAUG-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message