1873. · Columbus, Ga.
by Moses, Isaac I.
Columbus, Ga.: Isaac I. Moses Co., 1873.. Broadside, 10 x 8 inches. Minor soiling. Near fine. With directions for use. At the time of the Civil War, the Moses family were fifth- generation Sephardic Jews. They were "completely acculturated into Columbus society while remaining devout Jews" (Rosen). During the war Isaac Moses manufactured rifles for the Confederacy at Columbus. The American Civil War database lists an Isaac Moses serving in Nelson's Georgia cavalry, but provides no further information. Not in Hummel or Singerman. ROSEN, THE JEWISH CONFEDERATES 18-19, 385 note 37. (Inventory #: WRCAM52619)