Papers, 1855-1943.

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Papers, 1855-1943.

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These are the papers of Emily Todd Helm, wife of Confederate General Benjamin Hardin Helm and half-sister of Mary Todd Lincoln. The collection primarily consists of correspondence and genealogical materials. The correspondence includes papers of General Helm as well as those of his wife. Among them are official orders sent to Helm during the war, letters he wrote to his wife during that period, and his law diploma from the University of Louisville. Mrs. Helm's correspondence includes many letters, largely concerning Confederate reunions, from well-known confederate officers and their wives. One separate series of correspondence consists of letters between Mrs. Helm and her children and her cousins, Governor and Mrs. J. Proctor Knott (Sarah R. McElroy Knott).

9 cubic ft.

Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky State Archives

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United daughters of the Confederacy

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The Southern Cross of Honor award, which later became the Cross of Military Service, originated on Oct. 13, 1862 as an act of the Confederate Congress to recognize the courage and good conduct of officers, non-commissioned officers and privates of the Confederate army. However, due to wartime shortages, the medals were not made, but the recipients' names were recorded in an Honor Roll for future reference. The cross's design was created by Mrs. Alexander S. Erwin in July 1898. It featured a cros...

Knott, Sarah R. McElroy.

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Davis, Varina, 1808-1906.

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Helm, Benjamin Hardin, 1831-1863

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Helm family.

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Confederate State of America. Army.

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Helm, Emily Todd, 1836-1930.

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Resident, Elizabethtown, Kentucky; half sister to Mary Todd Lincoln; wife of Ben Hardin Helm. From the description of Letters, 1895, ca. 1926. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 33809567 From the description of Letter: Elizabethtown, Ky., to Albert S. Edwards, 1895 Jan. 13. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 33809523 Biographical note: Emily (Emilie) Todd Helm was the wife of Confederate General Benjamin...

Knott, J. Proctor (James Proctor), 1830-1911

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Kentucky governor, 1883-1887, and U.S. congressman. From the description of J. Proctor Knott : miscellaneous papers, 1869-1908. (Filson Historical Society, The). WorldCat record id: 46612691 From the description of Speeches. (Filson Historical Society, The). WorldCat record id: 46612755 ...

Todd family.

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Confederate States of America. Army. Kentucky Brigade, First.

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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...