Excerpt from The Confederate States Almanac, and Repository of Useful Knowledge, for 1862 The first volume of the Confederate States Almanac is introduced to the people of the South. The work is designed to be published yearly. The leading object of the publication is to make it the repository of the largest possible amount of useful information; embracing annual statistics from all States in the Confederacy, showing our progress in population, manufactures, commerce, wealth, and all the elements of prosperity. We intend to be able to make the work from year to year a complete manual of reference and general information. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.