Cornelius Dabney diary, 1863-1869 [manuscript].

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Cornelius Dabney diary, 1863-1869 [manuscript].

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The collection is a diary kept by Dabney between 1863 and 1869, documenting a summer spent at home in 1863, his attendance at the University of Virginia in 1863 and 1864, the disruption of his life by the Civil War, and his attempts to support himself as a school teacher after the war. Dabney described farm work at home, including the production of wheat, and the family's social activities. At the University of Virginia, he wrote about his attendance at lectures, his studies of Latin and other subjects, and his professors, including Basil Lanneau Gildersleeve (1831-1924) and Maximilian Schele De Vere (1820-1898). He also wrote about participating in Baptist Church activities, including forming a young men's prayer meeting in Charlottesville, and the Albemarle Mutial Relief Association, which was formed to combat the high prices of goods during the war. A few diary entries relate to Dabney's teaching career in Virginia and Mississippi.

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Dabney, William Winton, b. 1816.

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Dabney, Martha Ann Bosher, fl. 1863-1865.

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Albemarle Mutual Relief Association (Charlottesville, Va.)

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University of Virginia

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University of Virginia student from Lexington, Ky.; afterwards a Presbyterian minister and missionary to Brazil. From the description of Diploma awarded to John Rockwell Smith [manuscript], 1866 June 29. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647905124 Lt., C.S.A.; teacher, Norwood School, Nelson County, Va.; principal Select School, New York, N.Y. From the description of Diplomas of Waller Holladay [manuscript], 1858-1872. (University of Virginia). WorldC...

Dabney, Cornelius, 1844-1874.

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Cornelius Dabney, University of Virginia student and school teacher, was the son of William Winton (b. 1816) and Martha Ann Bosher Dabney of Richmond, and later Enfield, King William County, Va. From the description of Cornelius Dabney diary, 1863-1869 [manuscript]. WorldCat record id: 23107428 Cornelius Dabney (1844-1874) was the son of William Winton Dabney (b. 1816) and Martha Ann Bosher Dabney (fl. 1863-1865) of Richmond, and later Enfield, King William Coun...

Schele de Vere, M. (Maximilian), 1820-1898

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Gildersleeve, Basil L. (Basil Lanneau), 1831-1924

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Classical scholar, born in Charleston, S.C. Professor at University of Virginia, 1856-76; first professor of Greek at Johns Hopkins (1876-1915). Served in Confederate Army during Civil War; wounded in Shenandoah campaign. Founder and editor (1880-1920) of American Journal of Philology. Author of "The Historical Syntax of Classical Greek" (1900-11); "Hellasand Hesperia" (1908); "The Creed of the Old South" (1915). From the description of Basil Lanneau Gildersleeve papers, 1847-1925. (...