John R. Gibbons correspondence, 1913-1917 (bulk 1914-1915).

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John R. Gibbons correspondence, 1913-1917 (bulk 1914-1915).

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Gibbons became a member of the United Confederate Veterans in Arkansas, rising to the rank of major general commanding the Arkansas Division of the U.C.V. This collection of his papers chiefly concerns his involvement in the U.C.V. Much of the correspondence relates to U.C.V. reunions, particulary one held in Richmond, Va., in June 1915. The letters are dated from Nov. 1913 to Oct. 1915, with one additional letter from Aug. 1917.

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Arkansas History Commission, Department of Archives and History

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