Marcellus Augustus Stovall scrapbooks 1861-1863.

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Marcellus Augustus Stovall scrapbooks 1861-1863.

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This scrapbook, in three volumes, was kept by Marcellus Augustus Stovall during his service in the Civil War. The scrapbook primarily includes newspaper clippings, including editorials by correspondents like P.W. Alexander of the Savannah Republican and Bill Arp (Charles Henry Smith), accounts of military movements and battles, sketches of some of the commands including muster rolls, messages of Confederate President Jefferson Davis, editorial comments, personal letters, and unique Confederate broadsides from 1862 and 1863. Volume 1 covers November 1861-May 1862. Volume 2 covers April 11, 1862-January 1863. Volume 3 covers January 1863-November 1863.

3 v. (.33 cubic feet)

Georgia Historical Society

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SNAC Resource ID: 6911788

Georgia Historical Society

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Arp, Bill, 1826-1903

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Charles H. Smith (1826-1903), lawyer and southern humorist wrote under the penname Bill Arp, resided in Rome and Cartersville, Georgia. From the description of Bill Arp papers, 1834-1899. (Agnes Scott College). WorldCat record id: 38476526 Charles Henry Smith (1826-1903), journalist and humorist known as "Bill Arp," was born in Lawrenceville, Georgia. He attended the university of Georgia and later became a lawyer. He served all through the Civil War. About 1887, he moved to...

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...

Stovall, Marcellus Augustus, 1818-1895

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Marcellus Augustus Stovall, 1818-1895, was born in Sparta, Georgia and attended school in Massachusetts. In 1835 he joined the Republican Blues of Augusta for service in the Seminole War. He received an appointment to the United States Military Academy but dropped out after one year because of poor health. After a tour of Europe, Stovall settled near Rome, Georgia and was the Captain of the Cherokee Artillery in 1861. At the start of the Civil War, he was appointed Colonel of Artillery in the Ge...