Confederate Brazilian colony photographs and paper, 1940-1972.

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Confederate Brazilian colony photographs and paper, 1940-1972.

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15 photographs, 4x5 black and white, 1940-1972, are accompanied by brief text titled "End of the Odyssey." The author E. S. James, became interested in the families of Alabama legislator Charles G. Gunter and Dr. James McFadden Gaston, who had both emigrated to Brazil. The paper details his 1971 trip to Brazil and his efforts to find some remnant of their Confederate colonization in the area surrounding Linhares, Brazil. His trip is illustrated with photographs and his text offers some interesting historical background, as well as quotes from Julia L. Keyes' 1867 diary.

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Gunter, Basil Manly.

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Gunter, Charles G. (Charles Grandison), 1806-1883.

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Gaston, James McFadden, 1824-1903

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James McFadden Gaston (1824-1903), Confederate surgeon and physician from South Carolina, left the United States immediately after the Civil War and settled his family in Brazil where he practiced medicine in the city of Campinas. After almost two decades, Gaston returned with some family members to Atlanta, Ga., and re-entered American medical life, teaching at Southern Medical College, publishing articles, and conducting research. Gaston's son, James McFadden Gaston (1868-1946), was also a phy...

Keyes, Julia Louisa Hentz, 1828-1877

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Julia Louisa Hentz Keyes (1828-1877) was the daughter of novelist Caroline Lee Hentz and wife of Dr. John W. Keyes of Montgomery, Ala. From the description of Julia Louisa Hentz Keyes reminiscence, 1874. WorldCat record id: 23907187 From the guide to the Julia Louisa Hentz Keyes Reminiscence, 1874, (Southern Historical Collection) ...

James, E. S.

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After the defeat of the Confederacy in the Civil War, a large number of Southern citizens elected to leave the United States. They settled and colonized areas in South America, particularly Brazil. The majority of colonies were temporary, but Confederate descendents still remain in South America. From the description of Confederate Brazilian colony photographs and paper, 1940-1972. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122330813 ...