Rives, Alfred Landon, 1830-1903

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Alfred Landon Rives was an Army engineer, Confederate officer, and architect, of Albemarle County, Virginia.

From the guide to the Alfred Landon Rives Papers, 1829-1888 and undated, (David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University)

Army engineer, Confederate officer, and architect, of Albemarle Co., Va.

From the description of Papers, 1839-1888. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 20121584

American engineer; born in Paris, France, March 25, 1830; studied at the University of Virginia; was graduated at the Ecole des Ponts et Chauseees, Paris, in 1854; was assistant engineer on the completion of the National Capitol, Washington; engineer in the construction of the aqueduct in Washington; and was in charge of the United States survey for improving the Potomac river. During the Civil War he was colonel of engineers for the Confederate army; was chief engineer of the Cape Cod Canal. Died 1903.

From the description of Drawings of bridges and other structures in Europe [manuscript], n.d. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647954946
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creatorOf Rives, William C. (William Cabell), 1793-1868. Letter to Alfred Landon Rives [manuscript], 1862 May 23. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Rives, Alfred Landon, 1830-1903. [Map of the Potomac River estuary from the Three Sisters to Giesboro Point D.C.]. Library of Congress
creatorOf Brown, Alexander, 1843-1906,. Papers of the Rives, Sears and Rhinelander families [manuscript], 1829-1923. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Hall, Fitzedward, 1825-1901. Letters of the Rives family [manuscript], 1832-1882. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Myers, Edmund T.D., 1830-. C. L. Worthington collection [manuscript], 1861-1864. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Rives, William C. (William Cabell), 1793-1868. Letter to Alfred L. Rives [manuscript], 1856 August 5. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Rives family papers [manuscript], 1791-1908. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Rives-Troubetzkoy Papers University of Virginia. Library. Special Collections Dept.
creatorOf Rives, William C. (William Cabell), 1793-1868. Letter to Alfred L. Rives, 1856 August 5. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Rives, Alfred Landon, 1830-1903. Papers, 1839-1888. Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library
creatorOf Alfred Landon Rives Papers, 1829-1888 and undated David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library
creatorOf United States. Topographical Bureau. Part of map of portions of the milit'y dept's of Washington, Pennsylvania, Annapolis, and north eastern Virginia [electronic resource] / compiled in the Bureau of Topographical Eng'rs, War Department &c. Washington, D.C. Oct. 6th, 1862 ; copied in Engr. Bureau C.S.A. Sept. 6th, 1864 [by] Wm. L. Sheppard, Dftsmn. ; forwarded to Lieut. Genl. J.A. Early Sept. 6th 1864. Yale University Library
creatorOf Rives, Alfred Landon, 1830-1903. A map of the Potomac River and country adjacent to Washington & Georgetown exhibiting the surveys & plans for the improvement of the river : the different locations for a permanent bridge and the railroad lines communicating with each / Alfred L. Rives, engr. in charge. Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library
creatorOf Rives, Alfred Landon, 1830-1903. Drawings of bridges and other structures in Europe [manuscript], n.d. University of Virginia. Library
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 Tapscott, John Baker. Papers of John Baker Tapscott, 1843-1943, (bulk 1861-1904). Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens
creatorOf Hume, Gary Leroy, 1941-. Checklist of architectural drawings in the U.Va. Library [manuscript] 1968. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Rives, William C. (William Cabell), 1793-1868. Letters to his son, Capt., Corps. of engineers, Alfred Landon Rives discussing the Civil War, and family matters and mentioning the visit to Richmond of Count Henri Mercier, French minister to the U.S. [manuscript] 1861-1865. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Maupin, S. (Socrates), 1808-1871. Papers of Socrates Maupin, 1790-1921 (bulk 1831-1851). University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf American and English literary and historical papers collected by Atcheson L. Hench, 1782-1966 University of Virginia. Library
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associatedWith Rives, Judith Page Walker, 1802-1882. person
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Death 1903-02-27

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