Rufus Barringer Papers (#1028-z) 1837-1886

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Rufus Barringer Papers (#1028-z), 1837-1886

Rufus Barringer Papers (#1028-z) 1837-1886

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North Carolina lawyer, politician, and Civil War brigadier general Rufus Barringer (1821-1895) was born in Cabarrus County, N.C.; attended the University of North Carolina, from which he was graduated in 1842; represented Cabarrus County in the House of Commons, 1848-1850; was a delegate to the 1875 North Carolina Constitutional Convention; and practiced law in Concord and Charlotte, N.C. He served with the First North Carolina Cavalry and then as commander of North Carolina's cavalry brigade until his capture at Namozine Church, Va., in 1865. The collection includes student materials, 1837-1844; diaries, 1842-1846 and 1865; correspondence, 1865-1886; and a photograph. Student materials are chiefly from when Barringer was a student at the University of North Carolina and studying law in Concord, N.C. They include a typed copy of an account book, a composition book, and other exercises. Diaries include two, 4 July 1842-13 December 1842 and 1 January 1843-1 December 1846, from his time as a law student in Concord. There is also a diary with entries, 1 April-8 August 1865, that Barringer kept while a prisoner at Fort Delaware, Del., after his capture. Correspondence includes a letter, 10 June 1865, from Barringer at Fort Delaware to his children; a typed transcription of a letter, 27 January 1866, to Barringer's brother detailing his experiences during the Civil War; and an 1886 circular addressed to Barringer's farm tenants about payment of rents and related matters. Also included is a photograph of a portrait of Barringer in military uniform.

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection