Stirling family papers, 1862-1924.

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Stirling family papers, 1862-1924.

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Papers of the Stirling family of West Feliciana Parish, La., consist of two Confederate bonds for the sum of $1,000; a Confederate Army medical discharge application, dated 1862, written by enrolling officer L. Stirling, who declares James W. Johns, a soldier from West Feliciana Parish, La., unfit for military service due to a chest deformity; and a letter from a sister of Mrs. Stirling, N.D. Smith, to Mrs. R.G. Lewis of Baines, La., furnishing information about Jefferson Davis's marriage to his first wife, Sarah Knox Taylor, the daughter of U.S. President Zachary Taylor, who opposed the match.

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Stirling, L.

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Lewis, R. G., Mrs.

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Davis, Sarah Knox Taylor, 1814-1835

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Taylor, Zachary, 1784-1850

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Zachary Taylor (1784-1850), the twelfth president of the United States. In 1841, he was appointed to the command of the Sourthern Division of the United States. In the spring of 1845, Taylor appointed to command the Army of Occupation stationed in Corpus Christi. In May 1846, Taylor led his army into north Mexico. Following the battle of Monterey, Taylor was ordered to join General Winfield Scott at the siege of Veracruz. Taylor's victory at at the Battle of Buena Vista made him a national hero....

Smith, N.D.

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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...

Johns, James W.

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Stirling family.

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