Boggs, William Robertson, 1829-1911.

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William R. Boggs was a brigadier general in the Confederate States Army and Chief of Staff of the Trans-Mississippi Dept. from 1862 to 1865.

From the description of William R. Boggs reminiscences, 1891. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 70696886

United States and Confederate officer.

From the description of Letters, 1855-1857. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 34126653

Native of Georgia; graduate of West Point; member of the Corps of Engineers and the Ordnance Corps; served in the Confederate army under Generals Beauregard and Bragg and became chief of staff under Kirby Smith in the trans-Mississippi.

From the description of Letter, 1863 November 29. (University of Southern Mississippi, Regional Campus). WorldCat record id: 16398444

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creatorOf Boggs, William Robertson, 1829-1911. Letter, 1863 November 29. University of Southern Mississippi, Regional Campus, Joseph Anderson Cook Library
creatorOf Polignac, Camille de, b. 1832. [Letters, 1844-1867] [microform]. Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries
referencedIn Frederick M. Dearborn collection of military and political Americana, Part II: The Civil War and the Confederacy, 1832-1915. Houghton Library
creatorOf Boggs, William Robertson, 1829-1911. William R. Boggs reminiscences, 1891. Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries
creatorOf Boggs, William Robertson, 1829-1911. Card, 1864, Headquarters, Trans-Mississippi Dept., Shreveport, La. Dartmouth College Library
creatorOf Boggs, William Robertson, 1829-1911. Letters, 1855-1857. Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library
referencedIn Immigration Restriction League (U.S.) records, 1893-1921 Houghton Library
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associatedWith Boggs, William R., Jr. person
associatedWith Confederate States of America. Army corporateBody
associatedWith Dearborn, Frederick M. (Frederick Myers), b. 1876 person
correspondedWith Immigration Restriction League (U.S.). corporateBody
associatedWith McPherson, James B. (James Birdseye), 1828-1864. person
associatedWith Polignac, Camille de, b. 1832. person
Place Name Admin Code Country
Louisiana
Mississippi
Shreveport (La.)
Georgia
Confederate States of America
United States
Vicksburg (Miss.)
Subject
Soldiers
Occupation
Generals
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Birth 1829

Death 1911

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