Robert Philip Howell memoirs, 1854-1872.

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Robert Philip Howell memoirs, 1854-1872.

1854-1872

Memoirs of Howell of Goldsboro, N.C., relating to his education at Trinity College, Randolph County, N.C. (later Duke University), and at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Class of 1860); his service in the 27th Regiment, North Carolina Troops ("Goldsboro Rifles"), C.S.A., in Virginia and North Carolina; his attempts to make a living after the war; Reconstruction in North Carolina and Mississippi, including Klan activities in Mississippi and Nathan Bedford Forrest's involvement; his social life; and other experiences. Persons mentioned include Gen. P. G. T. Beauregard, L. C. Benbury, Col. John R. Cooke, Braxton Craven, Col. Joel R. Griffin, Nathan Bedford Forrest, William Woods Holden, and Thomas Kennedy.

1 volume (48 pages)

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Craven, B. (Braxton), 1822-1882

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Braxton Craven served as an administrator and educator during the nineteenth century evolution of Trinity College in Randolph County, N.C. Craven was Principal of Union Institute (1842-1851), President of Normal College (1851-1859), and President of Trinity College (1859-1863, 1866-1882). In addition, Craven actively participated in the Methodist Episcopal Church, South and the Order of the Masons in North Carolina. From the description of Braxton Craven papers, 1839-1882. (Duke Univ...

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Kennedy, Thomas.

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Cooke, John Rogers, 1833-1891

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John Rogers Cooke, son of U.S. Army general Philip St. George Cooke, served in the Confederate States Army and lived in Richmond, Va., for many years after the Civil War. He became a prominent merchant and was active in local Confederate veterans' affairs. From the description of Papers, 1860-1894. (Virginia Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 30891161 ...

Griffin, Joel R.

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Benbury, L. C.

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University of North Carolina (1793-1962)

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The University of North Carolina was chartered by the state's General Assembly in 1789. Its first student was admitted in 1795. The governing body of the University, from its founding until 1932, was a forty-member Board of Trustees elected by the General Assembly. The Board met twice a year; at other times the business of the University was carried on by the Board's secretary-treasurer and by the presiding professor (called president beginning in 1804). Other faculty members later assumed the r...

Trinity College (Randolph County, N.C.)

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Holden, W. W. (William Woods), 1818-1892

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Journalist and governor of North Carolina, from Raleigh (Wake Co.), N.C. From the description of Papers, 1841-1929. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 19642870 W. W. Holden served as provisional governor of North Carolina in 1868 and as governor from 1868 to 1870. From the description of W. W. Holden correspondence, 1846-1870. WorldCat record id: 23186272 William Woods Holden was born in Hillsborough, N.C., in 1818. He served as provisional g...

Duke University

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Ku Klux Klan (19th cent.)

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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...

Forrest, Nathan Bedford, 1821-1877

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Army officer. From the description of Nathan Bedford Forrest letter, 1867. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79450304 Planter, slave dealer, and Confederate Army officer; resident of Memphis (Shelby Co.), Tenn. From the description of Papers, 1862-1866. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 19562174 Confederate general; led cavalry forces during the battle of Fort Pillow, Tenn.; Confederate troops accused of slaughtering Union soldiers following th...

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...

Howell, Robert Philip, 1840-1916.

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