Proceedings and addresses, 1895.

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Proceedings and addresses, 1895.

Fragment of a letterpress copybook contains a typescript transcription of an address by Theodore G. Barker concerning the Southern justification for secession and the leadership of Jefferson Davis; and the proceedings of a joint meeting of the Sons of Confederate Veterans and the United Daughters of the Confederacy, including an address by Wade Hampton.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7376057

South Carolina Historical Society

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Sons of Confederate Veterans (Organization). Camp Moultrie (Charleston, S.C.)

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Confederate veterans' organization formed in Charleston, South Carolina in 1894. From the description of Proceedings and addresses, 1895. (The South Carolina Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 35953545 ...

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...

Barker, Theodore G. (Theodore Gaillard), 1832-

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Charleston, South Carolina plantation owner, attorney, and South Carolina state representative. In 1869 T.G. Barker, along with other men who had served in the Confederate army, organized the Carolina Rifle Club, a volunteer police force formed for the protection of white citizens. From the description of To the people of Charleston, 1876 Sept. 7. (The South Carolina Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 37522885 ...

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...

Hampton, Wade, 1818-1902

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Wade Hampton (1818-1902) was a planter, Confederate officer, governor of South Carolina, and United States senator. From the guide to the Wade Hampton Papers, ., 1813-1891, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.) South Carolina governor. From the description of Letter : Columbia, S.C., to Gen. Conner, 1880 October 31. (The South Carolina Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 32140158 Confederate Army off...