Thomas Benjamin Davidson papers, 1855-1872.

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Thomas Benjamin Davidson papers, 1855-1872.

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Three Civil War letters from Thomas Benjamin Davidson to his sister describing military life in the 19th Louisiana Infantry Regiment and one giving Davidson's opinion on girls' education; a resolution, 1861, by University of North Carolina students from Louisiana to fight for the state of Louisiana. There are also photocopies of other papers of Thomas Benjamin Davidson, including muster rolls and Confederate Army payroll receipts, typed transcripts of letters by Davidson and other members of his family about family life and politics, 1855-1872, and a typed genealogy of the Davidson family. Also included are photographic copies of framed 19th-century tintypes of Davidson family members.

ca. 50 items.

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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Davidson family.

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University of North Carolina (1793-1962)

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The University of North Carolina was chartered by the state's General Assembly in 1789. Its first student was admitted in 1795. The governing body of the University, from its founding until 1932, was a forty-member Board of Trustees elected by the General Assembly. The Board met twice a year; at other times the business of the University was carried on by the Board's secretary-treasurer and by the presiding professor (called president beginning in 1804). Other faculty members later assumed the r...

Confederate states of America. Army

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Confederate States of America. Army. Louisiana Infantry Regiment, 19th.

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Davidson, Thomas Benjamin, 1840-1864

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Thomas Benjamin Davidson (1840-1864) of Louisiana was a student at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill and then a private in the 19th Louisiana Infantry Regiment, C.S.A. From the description of Thomas Benjamin Davidson papers, 1855-1872. WorldCat record id: 23992337 From the guide to the Thomas Benjamin Davidson Papers, 1855-1872, (Southern Historical Collection) ...