James H. Workman papers, 1910-1938.

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James H. Workman papers, 1910-1938.

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Handwritten original and typewritten transcription of a 1922 letter to D.F. Boyd from his cousin Captain James H. Workman of the United States Army, brother of Major John David Workman. Also included is a copy of an address by Judge J.R. Thornton at the presentation of a picture of Major John David Workman, on behalf of Captain Workman, to Louisiana State University, describing the circumstances that resulted in the two brothers fighting on opposing sides in the Civil War. A newspaper clipping, dated 1938, tells the story and gives family genealogy and background.

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Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries

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SNAC Resource ID: 6818165

Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries

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United States. Army. Pennsylvania Cavalry Regiment, 6th (1861-1865)

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Louisiana State Seminary of Learning and Military Academy

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Thornton, J. R.

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Workman, John David, 1840-1864.

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Confederate States of America. Army. Louisiana Cavalry Regiment, 1st

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Boyd, D. F. (David French), b. 1876.

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Workman, James Carey.

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Workman, James H. (James Henry), 1843-approximately 1914

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Born in Rapides Parish to James Carey Workman, a physician who had relocated from Pennsylvania to Louisiana, and Martha Adelaide Cheney, a Louisiana native, James H. Workman and his elder brother John David Workman were separated when their mother died and James and his younger sister were sent to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to be cared for by paternal relatives. John David Workman, who remained in Louisiana, enrolled at Louisiana State Seminary of Learning and Military Academy, interrupting his...