Moore, Thomas Overton, 1804-1876

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Thomas O. Moore, a sugar planter of Rapides Parish, Louisiana, owned Emfield, Lodi, and Mooreland Plantations. He was a member of the Police Jury of Rapides Parish, a member of the Louisiana House of Representatives, and a State Senator. He served as governor of Louisiana (1860-1864) and called the Secession Convention in 1861. Moore fled Louisiana after the Civil War, was pardoned by President Andrew Johnson in 1867, and returned to Louisiana to resume his activities as a sugar planter in Rapides Parish.

From the description of Thomas O. Moore papers, 1832-1877 (bulk 1856-1871). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 86142715
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referencedIn Walsh, Henry Hicky, 1833-1892. Henry Hicky Walsh papers, 1841-1941. Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries
creatorOf Louisiana. Militia. East Feliciana Regiment. John D.A. Kirkland commission, 1861. Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries
creatorOf Moore, Thomas Overton, 1804-1876. Plantation diary and account book, 1866-1867. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
referencedIn Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States Commandery of the State of Massachusetts Civil War collection, 1724-1933 (inclusive); 1861-1912 (bulk). Houghton Library
referencedIn Conrad, Charles, 1804-1878. Charles Conrad letter, 24 Mar. 1868. Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries
referencedIn Kuntz Louisiana Civil War collection, MS 256., 1811-1959 Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library, Rice University
creatorOf Moore, Thomas Overton, 1804-1876. Thomas O. Moore papers, 1832-1877 (bulk 1856-1871). Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries
referencedIn Frederick M. Dearborn collection of military and political Americana, Part II: The Civil War and the Confederacy, 1832-1915. Houghton Library
referencedIn Stephens, Alexander Hamilton, 1812-1883. Alexander Hamilton Stephens papers, 1834-1872. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
creatorOf Peckman, A. I. A.I. Peckman collection, 1862-1919. Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries
referencedIn Dawes Collection of Documents on American History, 1681-1921 American Philosophical Society
creatorOf Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891. Papers. United States Military Academy, USMA Library
referencedIn Louisiana. Governor (1860-1862 : Moore). Thomas Overton Moore letter, 1862 May 13. Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries
referencedIn Whittington, George Purnell, 1881-1932. G. P. Whittington papers, 1804-1932. Tulane University, Howard-Tilton Memorial Library
referencedIn Miscellaneous Confederate letters, 1861-1863. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
referencedIn Autograph File, M Houghton Library
referencedIn Méjan, Eugène. Papers of Eugène Méjan, 1862. Library of Congress
referencedIn Wise, James Calvert, 1823-1904. James Calvert Wise papers, 1860-1904. Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries
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associatedWith Allen, Henry Watkins, 1820-1866. person
associatedWith Bragg, Braxton, 1817-1876. person
associatedWith Bush and Levert. corporateBody
associatedWith Conrad, Charles, 1804-1878. person
associatedWith Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889. person
associatedWith Dawes, Elizabeth F., collector. person
correspondedWith Dearborn, Frederick M. (Frederick Myers), b. 1876 person
associatedWith General Hodges (Steamer) corporateBody
associatedWith Louisiana. Governor (1860-1862 : Moore) corporateBody
associatedWith Louisiana. Militia. East Feliciana Regiment. corporateBody
associatedWith Méjan, Eugène. person
associatedWith Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States. Commandery of the State of Massachusetts, collector. corporateBody
associatedWith Miltenberger, A. person
associatedWith Peckman, A. I. person
associatedWith Ransdell, John H. person
associatedWith Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891. person
associatedWith Stephens, Alexander Hamilton, 1812-1883. person
associatedWith Taylor, Richard, 1826-1879. person
associatedWith Walsh, Henry Hicky, 1833-1892. person
associatedWith Whittington, George Purnell, 1881-1932. person
associatedWith Wise, James Calvert, 1823-1904. person
Place Name Admin Code Country
Louisiana--New Orleans
Emfield Plantation (La.)
Louisiana
Lodi Plantation (La.)
Rapides Parish (La.)
Louisiana
United States
Mooreland Plantation (La.)
Baton Rouge (La.)
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Slavery
Cotton growing
Cotton trade
Freedmen
Molasses
Plantations
Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)
Sugar growing
Sugar trade
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Birth 1804-04-10

Death 1876-06-25

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