Letter, 1862 Feb. 23.

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Letter, 1862 Feb. 23.

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Consists of a letter from Col. Alex J. Brown in Columbus, Kentucky, to his father. The letter discusses Fort Donelson, the lack of supplies, and Gen. Simon B. Buckner. Brown was commander of 55th (Brown's) Tennessee Infantry, CSA.

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Tennessee State Library & Archives, TSLA

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Buckner, Simon Bolivar, 1823-1914

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Simon Bolivar Buckner, governor of Kentucky during 1887-91, was born near Munfordville, Kentucky, in 1823, to Aytell Hartswell and Elizabeth Ann Buckner. He entered West Point in 1840 and saw active duty in the Mexican War after graduation. He later became head of Kentucky's state militia, then joined the Confederate Army as brigadier general at the start of the Civil War. After the war, Buckner was a journalist and businessman in New Orleans until he was allowed to return to Kentucky in 1868. I...

Brown, Alexander J.

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