S.W. Eddins Appointment Letter 1864 September 1

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S.W. Eddins Appointment Letter 1864 September 1

http://acumen.lib.ua.edu/u0003_0000474

Letter dated 1 September 1864 appointing S. W. Eddins of Tuscaloosa, Alabama, to the University of Alabama's Alabama Corps of Cadets.

0.05 Linear feet; (2 items; photograph)

University Libraries Division of Special Collections, The University of Alabama

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University of Alabama Corps of Cadets.

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S.W. Eddins was probably born about 1849 and was admitted to the University of Alabama's Corps of Cadets in 1864. From the guide to the S. W. Eddins Appointment Letter MSS. 0474., 1864 September 1, (University Libraries Division of Special Collections, The University of Alabama) In an effort to combat severe disciplinary problems (gunfights, riots, etc.), University of Alabama president, Landon Garland, lobbied and received permission from the state legislature ...

Eddins, S. W.

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