Samuel Wragg Ferguson papers, 1857-1915.

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Samuel Wragg Ferguson papers, 1857-1915.

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Letters, memoirs, and writings describe student life at West Point (1852-1857), the confusion connected with the settlement of Kansas (1857-1858), religious missions and the life of missionaries in the Oregon Territory (1859), the hostility of Native Americans and the fate of settlers destined for California and Oregon (1857-1860), and an expedition under the command of Albert Sidney Johnston against the Mormons (1857). Civil War materials include records of Ferguson's Confederate military service as aide to General P.G.T. Beauregard and as commander of the 28th Mississippi Cavalry Regiment in the Atlanta Campaign, descriptions of participation in several battles, and a description of the collapse of the Confederate government. Postwar materials refer to Ferguson's practice of law and his affiliation with the United Confederate Veterans. Included are photographs of the Ferguson family, Mississippi state senators, Fitzhugh Lee, and P.G.T. Beauregard.

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Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries

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Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries

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