Records 1861-1904, undated (bulk 1861-1863)

Webb, William G. (William Graham), 1824-1902

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William Graham Webb (1824-1902) was a lawyer, soldier and newspaperman. Raised in Georgia, he moved to LaGrange, Texas, in 1844. He served in the Mexican War; was a member of the Texas House of Representatives from 1847 to 1848; practiced law; and published the Houston Daily Telegraph. During the Civil War, he served as brigadier general of the twenty-second brigade of the Texas militia and later as Confederate States Receiver for the sequestration of the estates of alie...

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...

Flournoy, George M, 1832-1889

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West, Charles Shannon, 1829-1885

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Texas. Governor (1861-1863 : Lubbock)

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Francis Richard Lubbock was governor of Texas from November 7, 1861 to November 5, 1863. Lubbock was born in South Carolina on October 16, 1815; he clerked in a hardware store and managed a cotton warehouse before he became a druggist in New Orleans in 1834. He followed his brother Tom to Texas in 1836, after the Battle of San Jacinto. He claimed to have sold the first barrel of flour and the first sack of coffee in the village of Houston. After clerking in the House of Representati...

Besser, John Slater, 1802-1893

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Magruder, John Bankhead, 1807-1871

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James Barron Hope was born 23 March 1829 in Norfolk, Virginia. He was the grandson of Commodore James Barron (1769-1851) and son of Wilton Hope and Jane Armistead (Barron) Hope (1791-1862). James Barron Hope graduated from the College of William and Mary. He practiced law and was the commonwealth's attorney for Norfolk. He married Annie Beverley Whiting (1825-1920) in 1857. The couple had two daughters, Jane ("Janey" or "Jennie") Barron Hope (b. 1859?) and Ann ("Nanny") Hope. James Barron Hope i...

Bates, Joseph, 1805-1888

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Waul, Thomas Neville, 1813-1903

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Member of the first Confederate Congress and brigadier general in the Confederate Army. From the description of Papers, 1863-1895. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 41395626 ...

Crockett, John McClannahan, 1816-1887

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Texas. Office of the Governor

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During the 1950s Governor Price Daniel popularized a tradition of Texas governors honoring citizens of Texas by proclaiming them “Admirals in the Texas Navy.” Citizens receive their honorary title for a number of reasons such as special achievement in government service or athletics. The criteria and the selection is at the discretion of the governor. Many citizens are nominated by their state legislators. Native-born Texans are designated as “admirals;” non-native Texans are “honorary admirals....

Lovenskiold, Charles G. T. (Charles Grimus Thorkeli de), 1822-1875

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Lubbock, Francis Richard, 1815-1905

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Francis Richard Lubbock (1815-1905) was an influential Texas businessman and politician, who held many public offices during his life, including a term as governor of Texas (161-1863). Born in South Carolina on October 16, 1815, Lubbock moved to Texas in 1836. Beginning in 1837, he ran a general store in Houston, before beginning ranching operations in the 1840s. Lubbock was a staunch Democrat and became active in politics in 1832 during the nullification crisis in South Carolina. In Texas, he c...

Hebert, Paul Octave, 1818-1880

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Quintero, Jose Augustin, 1829-1897

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Bee, Hamilton Prioleau, 1822-1897

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Hamilton P. Bee held several public offices for the Republic of Texas and served in the Texas state legislature from 1849 to 1859. He was a Confederate brigadier general, first as administrator of the lower Rio Grande district, then as a field commander during the Red River campaign under Lieutenant General Richard Taylor. From the description of Hamilton P. Bee certificate, 1838. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 76968492 Bee (1822-1897) was a lieutenant in ...

McCulloch, Henry E. (Henry Eustace), 1816-1895

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