David Urquhart Letter and Book, 1880, 1933

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David Urquhart Letter and Book, 1880, 1933

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Lieutenant Colonel David Urquhart from Louisiana was the chief aide-de-campe of General Braxton Bragg in the Civil War. Urquhart was with General Thomas Jordan, General G. T. Beauregard's chief of staff, during the Battle of Shiloh, 6-7 April 1862, in southwestern Tennessee. The collection is a letter, dated 25 August 1880, from Urquhart to Jordan describing the events of the Battle of Shiloh. At the end of the letter, there is a penciled note from General G. T. Beauregard indicating his agreement with Urquhart's presentation of the events of the battle. The letter was enclosed in a copy of Hamilton Basso's biography (1933), inscribed by Basso to Lanier Branson, 23 July 1933. Beauregard: The Great Creole

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

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

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Urquhart, David

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Lieutenant Colonel David Urquhart from Louisiana was the chief aide-de-campe of Gen. Braxton Bragg in the Civil War. Urquhart was with General Thomas Jordan, General G. T. Beauregard's chief of staff, during the Battle of Shiloh, 6-7 April 1862, in southwestern Tennessee. From the guide to the David Urquhart Letter and Book, 1880, 1933, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.) Lieutenant Colonel David Urquhart from Louisiana was...