Payne, John E.

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American cattle rancher.

From the description of Papers, 1893-1917. (University of Arizona). WorldCat record id: 29547123

Veteran of the Civil War and agent of the Freedmen's Bureau.

John Payne joined the Union army as a private in the 15th Regiment Iowa Infantry. Appointed second lieutenant to the 10th Regiment of Louisiana Volunteers of African Descent, he served as aide-de-camp to Brigadier General J.R. Hawkins of the 3rd Brigade, First Division, of U.S. Colored Troops. He took part in numerous military campaigns throughout the South, in Mississippi and Alabama, including the victorious battle of Blakely which led to the evacuation of Mobile, Alabama, by the Confederate army. After the war, he worked as an agent of the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands in Mississippi. John Payne lived in Harrisburg, Indiana, before the Civil War and was raised as an orphan by his uncles Samuel and William Rees and by the family of William Thomas.

From the description of John Payne Civil War collection, 1858-1923. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 86164236

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Role Title Holding Repository
referencedIn Miscellaneous documents, 1792-1883. New York State Historical Documents Inventory
referencedIn Colbeck, R. Norman (Reginald Norman), 1903-. Colbeck manuscript collection. University of British Columbia Library
referencedIn Alabama. Governor (1831-1835 : Gayle). Pardons, paroles and clemency files, 1831-1835. Alabama Department of Archives and History
creatorOf Payne, John. Diary and memo book, 1832-1839. Ohio History Connection, Ohio Historical Society
creatorOf Payne, John,. Oral history interviews, 1981. Northeast Archives of Folklore and Oral History, Maine Folklife Center
creatorOf John Payne : [collection] : 1828-1843 ;. History Colorado
referencedIn Lawrence Brown papers, 1916-1972. New York State Historical Documents Inventory
referencedIn Santa Fe Passage collection, 1952-1986, (bulk 1957-1974). Texas Tech University Libraries, Academic Library
creatorOf Payne, John. Correspondence with Marian Anderson, 1929-1932. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
creatorOf Payne, John. Papers, 1893-1917. University of Arizona Libraries
creatorOf Winchester, James, 1752-1826. James Winchester logbook, 1812. University of Kentucky Libraries
creatorOf Arnold, Matthew, 1822-1888. Autograph letter signed : Harrow, Middlesex, to John Payne, 1871 July 29. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Payne, John. John Payne Civil War collection, 1858-1923. New York Public Library System, NYPL
creatorOf Rossetti, Dante Gabriel, 1828-1882. Autograph letters signed (5) : London and [n.p.], to John Payne, 1870 Nov. 7-1872 May 6 and [n.d.]. Pierpont Morgan Library.
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associatedWith Alabama. Governor (1831-1835 : Gayle). corporateBody
associatedWith Arnold, Matthew, 1822-1888. person
associatedWith Brown, Lawrence, 1893-1972. person
associatedWith Colbeck, R. Norman (Reginald Norman), 1903- person
associatedWith Hawkins, J.R. person
associatedWith Louisiana Volunteers of African Descent. corporateBody
associatedWith Rees, Samuel. person
associatedWith Rees, William. person
associatedWith Riverhead (N.Y. : Town). Town Historian. corporateBody
associatedWith Rossetti, Dante Gabriel, 1828-1882. person
associatedWith Shaw, Ruth Faison, 1887-1969. person
associatedWith Stankiewicz, Mary Ann, person
associatedWith Thomas, William. person
associatedWith United States. Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands. corporateBody
associatedWith Winchester, James, 1752-1826. person
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Blakely (Ala.)
Mississippi
Southern States
North Carolina--Chapel Hill
Socorro (N.M.)
New Mexico
Ohio
Alabama
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