Landon Cabell Garland letters 1861-1865

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 ...

Garland, Landon C. (Landon Cabell), 1810-1895

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Landon Cabell Garland was born on 21 March 1810 in Nelson County, Virginia. After graduating with honors from Hampden-Sydney College, he taught chemistry and natural philosophy at Washington College (Lexington, Virginia) for approximately one year, and then taught chemistry and natural history at Randolph-Macon College, until being elected president of that institution in 1837. In 1854, he was chosen to be the next president of the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. ...

Watts, T. H. (Thomas Hill), 1819-1892

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Shorter, John Gill, 1818-1872

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Civil War governor of Ala. From the description of Papers, 1860-1861. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 38247275 Governor of Alabama and jurist. From the description of John Gill Shorter correspondence, 1862. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70980457 ...