Jefferson Davis Papers 1795-1913 (bulk 1850-1906)

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Jefferson Davis Papers 1795-1913 (bulk 1850-1906)

President of the Confederate States of America. Correspondence and related articles, speeches, clippings, reports and notes documenting Davis's political career and his family.

625 items; 2 containers; .6 linear feet; 2 microfilm reels

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Davis family.

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Wright, Crafts J. (Crafts James), 1808-1883

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Roach, Philip A. (Philip Augustine), 1820-1889

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Davis, Varina, 1826-1906

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Second wife of Confederate States of America president Jefferson Davis. From the description of Letter and article: New York [N.Y.], 1905 Oct. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 29417912 First Lady of Confederacy. From the description of Letter: Montgomery [Al.], 1863 March [1]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122415155 Author; wife of Jefferson Davis [1808-1889], president of the Confederacy. From the description of V...

Maynadier, William, 1807-1871

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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...

Confederate states of America. Army

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The Savannah Ordnance Depot, Savannah, Georgia, was organized as a field depot during the Civil War. In April 1864, it became the Savannah Arsenal under the supervision of the Chief of Ordnance. From the description of Savannah Ordnance Depot employment roll, 1864. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 38477938 The Confederate States of America Army may have created the position of Purchasing Commissary of Subsistence to oversee the distribution of food and other supplies to the Co...

Stephenson, Nathaniel W. (Nathaniel Wright), 1867-1935

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Educator, historian, journalist, and writer. Stephenson was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, the son of Reuben Henry and Louisa Wright Stephenson. He became a professor of history and economics at the College of Charleston (Charleston, S.C.) in 1902. Stephenson was the author of numerous historical works and novels. His wife was Martha Stephenson. From the description of Stephenson family papers, 1833-1933. (College of Charleston). WorldCat record id: 31740948 ...

Harris, Hamlet J.

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Corwine, Amos B.

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Davis family.

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