Scales, Alfred M. (Alfred Moore), 1827-1892
Variant namesAlfred M. Scales, a lawyer from Madison, N.C., was a Democratic Representative in Congress and was a presidential elector for Breckinridge and Lane. In 1861, he became a captain of the 13th Regiment of North Carolina Volunteers. In 1862, he was promoted to Brigadier General and given command of a brigade in the Army of Northern Virginia, where he remained until the surrender at Appomatox in 1865. After the war, he served in the House of Commons, was again elected to Congress, and was elected governor of North Carolina in 1884.
From the description of Alfred M. Scales papers, 1864 [manuscript]. (East Carolina University). WorldCat record id: 47273366
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| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| referencedIn | Alexander W. McAlister Papers, 1886-1946 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection | |
| referencedIn | Portrait file: Guide. | Houghton Library | |
| referencedIn | Smithsonian Archives. Ru 60: Meteorological Project, 1849 1875. | ||
| referencedIn | Lanman, Charles, 1819-1895. Papers, 1804-1887. | Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library | |
| referencedIn | Smithsonian Institution. Office of the Secretary. Correspondence, 1863-1879 | Smithsonian Institution Archives | |
| referencedIn | Hill, Joel F. Joel F. Hill letter, 1859 [manuscript]. | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | |
| creatorOf | Scales, Alfred M. (Alfred Moore), 1827-1892. Papers, 1873-1885. | Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library | |
| referencedIn | Smithsonian Institution. Office of the Secretary. Correspondence, 1865-1891 | Smithsonian Institution Archives | |
| creatorOf | Alfred M. Scales Papers, 1845-1954 | East Carolina University. J.Y. Joyner Library | |
| referencedIn | Cotten, Bruce, 1873-1954,. Bruce Cotten image collection, circa 1837-1908. | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | |
| referencedIn | Photographic Portrait File | The Huntington Library |
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| associatedWith | Clegg, B., Rev. | person |
| associatedWith | Confederate States of America. Army | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Cotten, Bruce, 1873-1954, | person |
| correspondedWith | Henry, Joseph, 1797-1878 | person |
| associatedWith | Hill, Joel F. | person |
| associatedWith | Lanman, Charles, 1819-1895. | person |
| associatedWith | McAlister, Alexander W., 1862-1946 | person |
| correspondedWith | Vance, Zebulon Baird, 1830-1894 | person |
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Birth 1827-11-26
Death 1892-02-09
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