Gordon, John Brown, 1832-1904

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John Brown Gordon (1832-1904), Confederate General, Georgia Governor (1886-1890), and U.S. Senator (1873-1880, 1891-1897), born in Upson County, Georgia.

From the description of Letters to Henry F. Emery, 1901-1903. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 38478315

One of Georgia's most renowned political and military figures of the nineteenth century, John Brown Gordon was born on a plantation situated along the banks of the Flint River in Upson County on February 6, 1832. As a child he moved with his family to Walker County, in the northwestern corner of the state, where his father operated a coal mine. Gordon attended the University of Georgia, achieving senior status in only two years (1851-52). He held the highest grade point average of his class but inexplicably dropped out before graduation. Moving to Atlanta in 1854, Gordon married and read law but attracted few clients, forcing him to return to his father's mine, which he was managing when the Civil War erupted in 1861. ... He won election as governor of Georgia (1886-90) and again as a U.S. senator (1891-97). Along with former Confederate leaders Alfred H. Colquitt and Joseph E. Brown, Gordon formed the so-called Bourbon Triumvirate, which dominated Georgia politics for nearly a quarter of a century." - "John B. Gordon." New Georgia Encyclopedia. http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org (Retrieved August 1, 2008)

From the description of John B. Gordon letter, 1890. (University of Georgia). WorldCat record id: 276867637

Confederate Army officer and U.S. Senator, from Atlanta, Ga.

From the description of Papers, 1872-1949; (bulk 1877-1899). (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 19657405

United States senator from Georgia.

From the description of Autograph document signed : [n.p.], to the President [Cleveland?], [n.d.]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 269561380

From the description of Autograph letter signed on U.S. Senate Chamber stationery : "Kirkwood," to an unidentified judge, [no year] June 8. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 269577330

Born in Upson City, Ga.; lawyer; enlisted as captain, Company I, 6th Alabama Infantry in 1861; promoted to major general (14 May 1864) and commanded Early's Division, 2nd Corps, Army of Northern Virginia.

From the description of Autograph letter signed, 1864 May 27. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70972828

From the description of John Brown Gordon Civil War letter, 1864 May 27. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 166428734

John Brown Gordon (1832-1904) was a soldier and statesman. Gordon was born in Upson County, Georgia to Rev. Zacharian Herndon Gordon and Melinda Cox. His great great-grandfather, Adam Gordon, emigrated from Aberdeenshire, Scotland in 1760, settling near Fredericksburg, Virginia. Gordon studied at the University of Georgia in 1853. However, he did not graduate. He studied law privately, and was admitted to the Georgia bar, practicing law in Atlanta, Georgia. Gordon was involved in the development of coal mines in northwest Georgia. In 1854, he married Fanny Haralson of Lagrange, Georgia. Gordon was elected captain of the "Racoon Roughs," a company of mountaineers, who went to the front in Virginia during the Civil War. Fanny accompanied Gordon throughout the war. In 1862, Gordon was promoted to Brigadier General and Major General in 1864. Near the end of the war, Gordon was promoted to Lieutenant General, one of only three Georgians to reach that rank at the time. During the war, he commanded the Second Army Corps which formed one wing of Lee's army at Appomattox. Gordon was involved in the Battles of Seven Pines, Malvern Hill, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, and Spotsylvania. Following the war, Gordon resumed his law practice in Atlanta. In 1868, he accepted the democratic nomination for Governor, but lost to R. B. Bullock. Gordon served in the U. S. Senate in 1873-1880 and 1891-1897. He was Governor of the State of Georgia from 1886-1890.

From the description of John Brown Gordon letter, 1898. (Georgia Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 47188690

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creatorOf McCabe, W. Gordon (William Gordon), 1841-1920. Papers of W. Gordon McCabe [manuscript], 1757-1920. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Fleming, William Henry. William Henry Fleming Papers, 1877-1882. Atlanta History Center, Kenan Research Center / Cherokee Garden Library
creatorOf Colquitt, Alfred Holt, 1824-1894. Letter signed : Atlanta, Georgia, to Senator John B. Gordon, 1877 Mar. 17. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Gordon, John Brown, 1832-1904. Papers, 1872-1949; (bulk 1877-1899). Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library
creatorOf Gordon, John Brown, 1832-1904. Letter, to Henry Whitney Cleveland, Savannah, Ga., regarding his request for Federal patronage [manuscript] 1880 May 28. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Drew family. Papers, 1856-1975. Florida State Archive
referencedIn Ash, John H., d. 1918. John H. Ash papers, 1860-1865. Emory University. Special Collections and Archives
referencedIn Hatcher, Thurston. Thurston Hatcher Photographs circa 1916, 1948-1952 Atlanta History Center, Kenan Research Center / Cherokee Garden Library
referencedIn United Confederate Veterans. United Confederate Veterans collection, 1891-1906 (bulk 1903-1906). Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library
referencedIn Thomas F. Bayard Papers, 1780-1899, (bulk 1860-1889) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn Gordon, Armistead C. (Armistead Churchill), 1855-1931,. Miscellaneous Virginia letters [manuscript], 1821, 1905, 1911. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Gordon, John Brown, 1832-1904. John B. Gordon letter, 1890.
referencedIn Historical events-- artifacts, 1750-1945.
referencedIn The cipher dispatches : scrapbook, 1876-1879. UC Berkeley Libraries
creatorOf McDaniel, Henry D. (Henry Dickerson), 1836-1926. Henry Dickerson McDaniel business and political records, 1822-1935 (bulk 1877-1902). Georgia Department of Archives and History Library
creatorOf Gordon, John Brown, 1832-1904. Autograph letter signed, 1864 May 27. Navarro College
creatorOf Tyler, John, 1819-1896. Papers, 1825-1928, 1856-1895. William & Mary Libraries
referencedIn Sparks, William Tennis, 1849-. Autobiography of William Tennis Sparks, 1933. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf John Brown Gordon family papers, [ca. 1841-1979]. Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library
referencedIn Physician's ledger and Georgia woman's scrapbook, 1848-1864 and 1885-1896. Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library
creatorOf Gordon, John Brown, 1832-1904. Autograph document signed : [n.p.], to the President [Cleveland?], [n.d.]. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn Featherston, Lucius Horace, 1814-1886. Papers, 1877-1900 bulk 1880-1882. Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library
referencedIn Jedediah Hotchkiss Papers, 1835-1908, (bulk 1875-1898) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
creatorOf Gordon, John Brown, 1832-1904. Letter to Mr. Hemphill [manuscript], 1899 May 13. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Gordon, John Brown, 1832-1904. Civil War veteran cabinet card [picture] 1896. Wisconsin Veterans Museum Research Center
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 Felton, Rebecca Latimer, 1835-1930. Rebecca Latimer Felton papers 1851-1930. Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library
creatorOf Gordon, John Brown, 1832-1904. John Brown Gordon Civil War letter, 1864 May 27. Navarro College
creatorOf Hammond, Isaac, 1841-1915. Isaac Hammond Collection, 1839-1875 Library of Virginia
referencedIn Photographs of Confederate officers, n.d. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Bruce, Martha Anna, fl. 1898,. Original manucripts from the Valley of the Shadow administrative files [manuscript], 1855, 1869, 1898. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Diary, 1899-1900. Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries
referencedIn Turner, W. R. Map showing roads used by General Lee in his retreat from Richmond and Petersburg and General Grant's advance on Appomattox. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Gordon, John Brown, 1832-1904. John Brown Gordon letter, 1898. Georgia Historical Society
creatorOf Barksdale, Nelson,. Papers of the Proctors of the University of Virginia [manuscript] 1819-1905. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Brown, Armstead, b.1875. Family photographs, 1880-1951. Alabama Department of Archives and History
referencedIn Frederick M. Dearborn collection of military and political Americana, Part II: The Civil War and the Confederacy, 1832-1915. Houghton Library
creatorOf Gordon, John Brown, 1832-1904. Letters to Henry F. Emery, 1901-1903. Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library
creatorOf Johnstone Family. Papers, 1753-1989. Francis Marion University, James A Rogers Library, James A. Rogers Library
creatorOf Gordon, John Brown, 1832-1904. Letter : Atlanta, Ga., to Mr. Hemphill, 1899 May 13. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Gordon, John Brown, 1832-1904. Autograph letter signed on U.S. Senate Chamber stationery : "Kirkwood," to an unidentified judge, [no year] June 8. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Culberson, A. B., fl. 1875. Autograph letter signed : Atlanta, to John B. Gordon, 1875 Jan. 13. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn Carrington Family papers, 1749-1929 Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives
referencedIn Lee, Robert E. (Robert Edward), 1807-1870. Special order (unnumbered) : to Col. T.M.R. Talcott, commanding the engineering forces : manuscript signed for General Lee by his adjutant, W.H. Taylor, 1865 Apr. 9. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Rigby, William Titus, 1841-1929. Papers of William Titus Rigby, 1839-1988. University of Iowa Libraries
referencedIn Alexander Hamilton Stephens Papers, 1784-1886, (bulk 1850-1883) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn Early family. Papers, 1764-1956. Virginia Historical Society Library
referencedIn Thomas F. Bayard Papers, 1780-1899, (bulk 1860-1889) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
creatorOf Gordon, John Brown, 1832-1904. Letter, 1902 Nov. 17, Atlanta, Ga., to Harold G. Rugg / J.B. Gordon. Dartmouth College Library
referencedIn United Confederate Veterans. N.B. Forrest Camp. United Confederate Veterans, N.B. Forrest Camp collection, 1885-1941. Chattanooga-Hamilton County Bicentennial Library
referencedIn Confederate officers photograph album, n.d. Alabama Department of Archives and History
referencedIn Twiggs, Hansford Dade Duncan, 1837-1917. H. D. D. Twiggs diaries, 1883-1888.
referencedIn Century Company records New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
referencedIn Orr family. Orr family papers, 1825-1970. Emory University. Special Collections and Archives
referencedIn Hambleton, James P. (James Pinkney), 1830-1897. James P. Hambleton papers, 1857-1893. Emory University. Special Collections and Archives
referencedIn Speer, E.A. E.A. Speer photographs of John B. Gordon funeral procession, 1904. Georgia Historical Society
referencedIn Charles E.L. Wingate papers, 1821-1919 (bulk 1892-1898) Houghton Library
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associatedWith Hammond, Isaac, person
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correspondedWith Hotchkiss, Jedediah, 1828-1899. person
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correspondedWith Pendleton, William Nelson, 1809-1883 person
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Birth 1832-02-06

Death 1904-01-09

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