George Nowlan Saussy letters, 1864-1909.

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George Nowlan Saussy letters, 1864-1909.

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This collection consists of letters written to Gordon Nowlan Saussy. Included are letters from George Washington Custis Lee to Saussy concerning Dungeness, the Nathanael Green-Nightingale home on Cumberland Island; a letter from Jefferson Davis relaying his pride that the Jefferson Davis Legion bore his name; letters from Grover Cleveland and Jefferson Davis thanking Saussy for some oranges; a letter from Varina Davis (Jefferson Davis' wife) thanking him for pines and stating that Mr. Davis is not well; and a letter from Varina Davis, 1882, sharing condolences on the death of his child.

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Lee, George Washington Custis, 1832-1913

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Born in 1832, George Washington Custis Lee was the oldest of the Lees' children and had the reputation of a trouble maker as a small child. But he grew up to be a serious, and most capable young man and graduated at the top of his class from the United States Military Academy in 1854. After graduation, Custis pursued a military career. In May 1861, Custis resigned his commission in the U.S. Army shortly after Virginia voted to secede from the Union. During the Civil War he attained the rank of B...

Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889

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Mary Ann Lamar Cobb (1818-1889), wife of Gen. Howell Cobb (1815-1868). From the description of Letter to Mary Ann Lamar Cobb, 1888 Oct. 2. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 38476494 Jefferson Davis (1808-1889) was born in Kentucky. He attended Transylvania University for a short time before enrolling at West Point in 1824, at the age of 16. He graduated in 1828 and immediately joined the First Infantry. His regiment was engaged in the Blackhawk War of 1831. In 1833, he became a...

Davis, Varina, 1826-1906

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Cleveland, Grover, 1837-1908

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Saussy, George Nowlan, 1842-1916.

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George Nowlan Saussy (1842-1916) was born in Savannah, Georgia. As a young man, he enlisted in the Confederate Army, becoming a soldier of the Jeff Davis Legion (Troop F of General J.E.B. Stuart's brigade). He was wounded twice, captured, and paroled after the end of the Civil War. Returning to Savannah, Saussy worked in the transportation service until 1912, when he was selected as superintendent of the Georgia Confederate Home in Atlanta. On January 1, 1914, he became the executive officer of ...