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Gardner, William Montgomery, 1824-1901. William Montgomery Gardner papers, 1818-1915 (bulk 1847-1866) [manuscript].

Title: William Montgomery Gardner papers, 1818-1915 (bulk 1847-1866) [manuscript].

Chiefly letters from Gardner to his mother, Elizabeth Gardner, of Augusta, Ga., his sister, and his brother, from Mexico, 1847-1848, and California, 1849-1854, discussing military and social affairs. Also included are letters from P. G. T. Beauregard, Jefferson Davis, Stonewall Jackson, and Alexander Hamilton Stephens; galley proofs of Gardner's memoirs, edited by Elizabeth McKinne Gardner; scrapbooks of clippings of Mrs. James Gardner; and a roster from the Mexican War.

ArchivalResource: 54 items (0.5 linear ft.).

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William Montgomery Gardner Papers, ., 1818-1915, (bulk 1847-1866)

Title: William Montgomery Gardner Papers, . 1818-1915 (bulk 1847-1866)

William Montgomery Gardner (1824-1901) was a United States army officer and Confederate brigadier general. The collection includes chiefly letters from Gardner to his mother, Elizabeth Gardner, of Augusta, Ga., his sister, and his brother, from Mexico, 1847-1848, and California, 1849-1854, discussing military and social affairs. Also included are letters from P. G. T. Beauregard, Jefferson Davis, Stonewall Jackson, and Alexander Hamilton Stephens; copies of galley proofs of Gardner's memoirs, edited by Elizabeth McKinne Gardner; scrapbooks of clippings of Mrs. James Gardner; and a roster from the Mexican War.

ArchivalResource: 55; 0.5

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Cooke, Giles Buckner. Diary, 1861 April 17-1865 April 13.

Title: Diary, 1861 April 17-1865 April 13.

Details Cooke's service in the Virginia militia and the Confederate Army, including the Army of the Potomac, the Army of the Mississippi, the Army of East Tennessee, the Army of Western Virginia, the Army of North Carolina and Southern Virginia, the Army of Northern Virginia, and the Army of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida. Cooke served on the staffs of Philip St. George Cocke (1809-1861), Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard (1818-1893), Braxton Bragg (1817-1876), Samuel Jones (1820-1887), William Montgomery Gardner (1824-1901), Thomas Jordon (1819- 1895), and Robert E. Lee (1807-1870). Cooke was stationed in and travelled throughout Virginia, western Virginia, Tennessee, and Mississippi. He participated in the Battle of Shiloh, 1862, and was with Lee during the retreat to Appomattox. In addition to details of army life, Cooke recorded war-time visits to Belmead plantation, Powhatan County, Va., and his thoughts on religion.

ArchivalResource: 19 v.

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Frederick M. Dearborn collection of military and political Americana, Part II: The Civil War and the Confederacy, 1832-1915.

Title: Frederick M. Dearborn collection of military and political Americana, Part II: The Civil War and the Confederacy, 1832-1915.

Autograph letters and documents of officers and statesmen associated with the Confederacy in the Civil War, collected by Frederick Myers Dearborn.

ArchivalResource: 10 boxes (5 linear ft.)

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