Papers, 1856-1949.

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Papers, 1856-1949.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122498611

Papers, 1856-1949, containing letters, clippings, and a clippings scrapbook. The bulk of the personal letters were written by John Pelham to his family while he was studying at the U.S. Military Academy. He discussed his education, social life, military life, religion, and family. and in his 1861 letters, states rights and the difficulty of resigning from West Point without graduating. Also included are some letters from friends to the family written during the war and after Pelham's death. The remainder of the collection consists of Anniston newspaper clippings which discussed John Pelham's exploits and the Confederate cause.

.66 cubic ft. (1 archives box, 1 oversized folder, 1 microfilm reel).

Alabama Department of Archives and History

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SNAC Resource ID: 6736564

Alabama Department of Archives and History

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Pelham, Charles, 1835-1908

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Pelham, John, 1838-1863

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John Pelham, an Anniston, Ala., native, attended the U.S. Military Academy until the Civil War broke out in 1861. He served with distinction as an artillerist for General J.E.B. Stuart's cavalry at the battles of First Bull Run, Second Bull Run, Antietam, and Fredericksburg. He was killed at the age of 24 at the Battle of Kelly's Ford in 1863. From the description of Papers, 1856-1949. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122498611 ...

Pelham, A.

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