Isaac Hammond Collection, 1839-1875

Beauregard, G. T. (Gustave Toutant), 1818-1893

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P.G.T. Beauregard was a Confederate States Army general from New Orleans, Louisiana. The Aztec Club was organized in 1847 as a fraternal society for officers serving under General Winfield Scott's command in Mexico City. Several officers later became major Civil War leaders. From the description of Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard letter, 1892 Dec. 29. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 70294149 Former Confederate general and resident of New Orleans. At the t...

Benjamin, J. P. (Judah Philip), 1811-1884

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Judah Philip Benjamin, QC (August 6, 1811 – May 6, 1884) was a lawyer and politician who was a United States Senator from Louisiana, a Cabinet officer of the Confederate States and, after his escape to the United Kingdom at the end of the American Civil War, an English barrister. Benjamin was the first Jew to hold a Cabinet position in North America and the first to be elected to the United States Senate who had not renounced his faith. Benjamin was born to Sephardic Jewish parents from Londo...

Confederate States of America. Adjutant and Inspector-General's Office

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Virginia. General Assembly

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Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki: <a href="http://scrc.swem.wm.edu/wiki/index.php/Democratic Party of Virginia">http://scrc.swem.wm.edu/wiki/index.php/Democratic Party of Virginia</a>. Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki: <a href="http://scrc.swem.wm.edu/wiki/index.php/Democratic Party (Va.)">http://scrc...

Chilton, R. H. (Robert Hall), 1816-1879

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Jackson, William Hicks, 1835-1903

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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...

Jemison, Robert, Jr.

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Virginia. Governor

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Bragg, Braxton, 1817-1876

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Confederate Army officer, planter, and engineer. From the description of Braxton Bragg papers, 1833-1879 [microform]. (Rhinelander District Library). WorldCat record id: 44880220 Confederate General. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Mobile, to H. Storm, 1873 Oct. 9. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270133497 Army officer. From the description of Braxton Bragg papers, 1861-1863. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79455179 G...

Brown, Albert Gallatin, 1813-1880

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American Congressman; Governor of Mississippi. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Jackson, Miss., to Oscar T. Keeler, 1846 June 27. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270622416 Cowboy from Montana driving cattle 1900-1908 in Wyoming and Montana. From the description of Recollections of the big roundups, [ca. 1950]. (Denver Public Library). WorldCat record id: 13738908 Springfield, Illinois, resident; private, 114th Illinois Infantry, Company G...

Ranson, Robert H.

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Munford, William, 1775-1825

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Virginia legislator & poet. From the description of Letter to an unidentified recipient [manuscript], 1796 May 21. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647814344 Note: The superscript numbers denote generations within each family. Brown Family Henry Brown 1 (1716-1766) was born in Bedford County, Virginia. He married Alice Beard and had eleven children including; Capt. Henry Brown (1760-1841), and Daniel Brown (1770-1818). He...

Virginia. Convention (1861 : Richmond)

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Walker, Richard W.

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Clay, H.L.

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Henry, Gustavus A. (Gustavus Adolphus), 1804-1880

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Gustavus A. Henry (1804-1880) of Clarksville, Tenn., was a Whig politician, lawyer, and owner of plantations in Hinds County, Miss., and Desha County, Ark. Henry's family included his wife Marion McClure Henry (fl. 1828-1871); their children Susan (fl. 1846-1862), John (d. 1862), and Gustavus, Jr. (fl. 1849-1865); and Gustavus's brother Patrick Henry (fl. 1833-1850), plantation owner in Mississippi and Arkansas. From the description of Gustavus A. Henry papers, 1804-1895. WorldCat re...

Patrick, Marsena Rudolph, 1811-1888

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Patrick was born in Hounsfield, Jefferson County, New York (near Watertown). He worked on the Erie Canal and briefly taught school. He was appointed to the United States Military Academy in nearby West Point, and graduated in 1835. Initially appointed a brevet second lieutenant in the infantry, he was promoted to first lieutenant in 1839, serving in the Seminole Wars. Patrick served in the Mexican–American War and was again promoted, this time to captain, in 1847. He was appointed brevet major i...

Moore, Samuel Preston, 1813-1889

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Confederate States of America. Congress

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On February 4, 1861, representatives from 6 of the seceded states assembled in Montgomery, Alabama, to organize the Confederate States of America. At this time, the representatives drafted a provisional constitution and declared a provisional legislature. They selected Jefferson Davis to serve as their president. The provisional congress continued to meet in Montgomery until May 20, 1861, when the provisional capital moved to Richmond, Virginia. A permanent government and constitution were ratif...

Hammond, Isaac W. (Isaac Weare), 1831-1890

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Isaac Hammond, a Union soldier, apparently was in Richmond in 1865. He gathered materials from the state and Confederate archives. After his death, the items were given to the Huguenot Historical Society. From the description of Collection, 1839-1875 (bulk 1861-1865). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122368142 ...

Ewell, Richard Stoddert.

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Campbell, John A. (John Arthur), 1930-

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Campbell was one of several people appointed by Jefferson Davis to meet as a peace commission with President Lincoln and U.S. Secretary of State Seward. While not approving of Lincoln's terms, presented at the meeting on January 1, 1865, Campbell felt they could be the basis for further negotiations. This letter was a report of that meeting. From the description of Campbell, John A., letter, 1865 Mar. 6. (University of Texas Libraries). WorldCat record id: 26...

Letcher, John, 1813-1884

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Governor of Virginia. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Richmond, Va., to President Buchanan, 1860 June 13. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270591184 From the description of Autograph letter signed : Lexington, Va., to Hamilton Fish, Secretary of State, 1813-1884. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270590807 Native of Virginia; graduate of Washington College; lawyer, newspaper editor, presidential elector in 1848, and member of Virginia's constitutional c...

Johnston, Joseph E. (Joseph Eggleston), 1807-1891

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Confederate general. From the description of Letter (copy), 1861 Sept. 11 : Manassas, Va., to G.T. Beauregard. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122489351 From the description of Autograph letter signed : Selma [Alabama], to Colonel Blanton Duncan, 1867 Jan. 2. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270489683 From the description of Letter, October 9, 1861. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 443082432 Benjamin Stoddert E...

Baker, James M., active 1839

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Kemper, James Lawson, 1823-1895

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C.S.A. general; Virginia governor, 1874-1878. From the description of Letter to Dr. A. G. Grinnan, 1856 June 4. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 52960481 James Lawson Kemper (1823-1895) was a Virginia legislator, Confederate soldier and governor of Virginia (1874-1878). From the description of Papers, 1800-1894 (bulk 1841-1888). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 86172341 Kemper was an alumnus of Washington College (Class of 1842) and a Madison ...

Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889

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Mary Ann Lamar Cobb (1818-1889), wife of Gen. Howell Cobb (1815-1868). From the description of Letter to Mary Ann Lamar Cobb, 1888 Oct. 2. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 38476494 Jefferson Davis (1808-1889) was born in Kentucky. He attended Transylvania University for a short time before enrolling at West Point in 1824, at the age of 16. He graduated in 1828 and immediately joined the First Infantry. His regiment was engaged in the Blackhawk War of 1831. In 1833, he became a...

Seddon, James A. (James Alexander), 1815-1880

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Representative from Virginia; Confederate Secretary of War. From the description of Autograph letter in pencil signed : [n.p.], to R.J. Walker, [n.d.]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270633277 Confederate Secretary of War. From the description of Letter to Dr. [Lewis] [manuscript], 1853 November 9. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647986794 From the description of Papers, 1862-1865. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 20313944 ...

Cooper, Samuel, 1798-1876

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Army officer. From the description of Orders of Samuel Cooper, 1860. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79449910 Native of New Jersey, adjutant general in the U.S. Army, and adjutant general and inspector general in the Confederate Army. From the description of Samuel Cooper papers, 1775-1893 [manuscript]. WorldCat record id: 24201832 Samuel Cooper was a native of New Jersey, adjutant general in the United States Army, and adjutant general and inspector gene...

Gilmer, Jeremy Francis, 1818-1883

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Jeremy Francis Gilmer was born in 1818 and died in 1883 in Savannah, Georgia. He graduated from West Point and was an engineer in the United States Army. Gilmer married Louise Frederika Alexander of Savannah in 1850. In 1861, he was appointed colonel in the Confederate States Army and Chief Engineer to Major General Albert Sidney Johnston. Gilmer was later appointed Major General, Chief Engineer of the Department of Northern Virginia and Chief Engineer of the War Department. He assisted in setti...

Smith, William, 1797-1887

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Virginia governor. From the description of Letter : Warrenton, Va., 1856 October 11. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 29734105 From the description of Letter [manuscript] : Warrenton, Va., 1856 October 11. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647835143 From the description of Letter [manuscript], 1860 October 10, Richmond to A.R. Blakey [Madison Court House]. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647823159 Governor of Virginia....

Singleton, Otho R. (Otho Robards), 1814-1889

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U.S. Congressman from Mississippi, 1853-1855, 1857-1861, 1875-1887. From the description of Letter : Washington, D.C., to Mrs. Linn Boyd, 1875 Dec 15. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 22777811 ...

Davis, Joseph Robert, 1825-1896

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Tayloe, John, 1771-1828

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Born 2 September 1771. Resident of Mount Airy, Richmond County, Virginia and Octagon House, Washington, D.C. Graduated from Christ Church, Cambridge. State Senator in Virginia. Married Ann Ogle on October 1792. Died in 1828. From the description of Advertisement, 1818 Jan. 26. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 145411557 Resident of Mt. Airy, Richmond County, Va., and Octagon House, Washington, D.C. Graduated from Christ Church, Cambridge; State Senator in Virginia; married Ann ...

R. H. Chilton

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A. H. Garland

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A. H. Stephens

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A. Talbott

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W. T. Dortch

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A. Graham

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J. P. Benjamin

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Kemper, by J. Mitchel, A.A.G., concerning J. P. Jones

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S. R. Anderson

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J. A. Seddon

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I. G. Harris

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J. A. Campbell

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C. B. Mitchell

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M. D. Corse

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J. F. Gilmer

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A. G. Brown

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R. W. Walker

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J. B. Gordon

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Stevens, Alexander H.

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G. A. Henry

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Patrick

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Title: Saint British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001300.0x00008c ...

A. R. Lawton

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R. Ranson

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A. G. Reger

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Lee, Fitz

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G. A. Trenholm

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Jemison

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J. L. Kemper

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Singleton

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S. Cooper

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B. R. Johnson

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P. G. T. Beauregard

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L. H. Fitzhugh

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W. H. Jackson

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A. T. Caperton

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J. M. Baker

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C. G. Meminger

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J. B. Terrill

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G. W. Hansbrough

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R. S. Ewell

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Baker, James M. (James McNair), 1821-1892

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Moore, S. P.

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Surgeon General, C.S.A. From the description of Isaac Hammond Collection, 1839-1875 (Library of Virginia). ...

L. W. Richardson

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W. H. Richardson

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T. B. Starke

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M. G. Harman

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Hammond, Isaac, 1841-1915

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Born about 1841, Isaac Hammond enlisted in Company F, 80th New York Infantry 17 December 1863. He, along with his regiment, was in Richmond in 1865. He gathered materials from the state and Confederate archives. Hammond took these items back to New York after his regiment was mustered out of the army 29 Janaury 1866 in Portsmouth, Virginia. After his death, the items were given to the Huguenot Historical Society in New Paltz, New York. From the guide to the Isaac Hammond...

Mayo, Joseph, 1795-1872

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Mayor of Richmond, Va. From the description of Letter with note of Joseph Mayo, 1865. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79451273 ...

Hunter, R. M. T. (Robert Mercer Taliaferro), 1809-1887

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Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter (April 21, 1809 – July 18, 1887) was a Virginia lawyer, politician and plantation owner. He was a U.S. Representative (1837–1843, 1845–1847), Speaker of the House (1839–1841), and U.S. Senator (1847–1861). During the American Civil War, Hunter became the Confederate States Secretary of State (1861–1862) and then a Confederate Senator (1862–1865) and critic of President Jefferson Davis. After the war, Hunter failed to win re-election to the U.S. Senate, but did ser...