[Letters, 1844-1867] [microform].

Beauregard, G. T. (Gustave Toutant), 1818-1893

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P.G.T. Beauregard was a Confederate States Army general from New Orleans, Louisiana. The Aztec Club was organized in 1847 as a fraternal society for officers serving under General Winfield Scott's command in Mexico City. Several officers later became major Civil War leaders. From the description of Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard letter, 1892 Dec. 29. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 70294149 Former Confederate general and resident of New Orleans. At the t...

Benjamin, J. P. (Judah Philip), 1811-1884

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Judah Philip Benjamin, QC (August 6, 1811 – May 6, 1884) was a lawyer and politician who was a United States Senator from Louisiana, a Cabinet officer of the Confederate States and, after his escape to the United Kingdom at the end of the American Civil War, an English barrister. Benjamin was the first Jew to hold a Cabinet position in North America and the first to be elected to the United States Senate who had not renounced his faith. Benjamin was born to Sephardic Jewish parents from Londo...

Van Dorn, Earl, 1820-1863

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Major General Earl Van Dorn was a Confederate general, originally from Mississippi. He was born near Port Gibson (Miss.) on Sept. 17, 1820. After graduating from West Point (N. Y. ) in 1842, he began a long career in the army. He was recognized for gallant and meritorious service during the Mexican War in 1848. He also served in the Seminole Indian War and in the West. When he resigned his U.S. Army commission, he was a major in the famous 2nd Cavalry Regiment. He was commissioned a colonel of c...

Alexander, Edward Porter, 1835-1910

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Edward P. Alexander was Chief of Artillery, 1st Corps of the Army of Northern Virginia, Confederate States Army. He was the author of several books on the Civil War and railroads, including THE WILDERNESS CAMPAIGN, MILITARY MEMOIRS OF A CONFEDERATE, THE CONFEDERATE VETERAN, FIGHTING FOR THE CONFEDERACY, SKETCH OF LONGSTREET'S DIVISION--YORKTOWN AND WILLIAMSBURG, and RAILWAY PRACTICE. From the description of E.P. Alexander circular letter, 1866. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat ...

Boggs, William Robertson, 1829-1911.

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William R. Boggs was a brigadier general in the Confederate States Army and Chief of Staff of the Trans-Mississippi Dept. from 1862 to 1865. From the description of William R. Boggs reminiscences, 1891. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 70696886 United States and Confederate officer. From the description of Letters, 1855-1857. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 34126653 Native of Georgia; graduate of West Point; member of the ...

Taylor, Richard, 1826-1879

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Lawyer and Confederate general. From the description of Letter, 1850 Aug. 31. (Filson Historical Society, The). WorldCat record id: 49324064 Taylor, Richard (27 Jan. 1826-12 Apr. 1879), Louisiana Democratic party leader, and Confederate general, was born at the Taylor family home, "Springfield," near Louisville, Kentucky, the only son of Zachary Taylor, professional army officer and president, and Margaret Mackall Smith... As a delegate from Louisiana to the 186...

Lawley, Francis Charles, 1825-1901.

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Moncure, John Conway, 1827-1916.

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Harrison, James Edward, 1815-1875.

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Reynolds, Thomas C. (Thomas Caute), 1821-1887

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Reynolds was a Missouri lieutenant governor and state legislator. From the description of Letter, October 10, 1861. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 436785674 Lawyer, diplomat, and governor and legislator of Missouri. From the description of Papers of Thomas C. Reynolds, 1862-1866. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71066662 Attorney in Jefferson City, Missouri. From the description of Letter, 1861. (Duke University Lib...

Polignac, Camille de, 1832-

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Camille Armand Jules Marie, Prince de Polignac (1832-1913) was a French nobleman, scholar, and soldier who joined the Confederate States Army at the outbreak of the American Civil War and became major general before war's end. He was one of the few French-born generals in the war. From the description of Camille de Polignac letter, 1861 Mar. 22. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 302346485 Camille Arnaud Jules Marie, Prince de Polignac, served in the Confedera...

Pegram, John, 1832-1865

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Civil War soldier. From the description of Letter, 1865. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 32452489 Confederate general. From the description of Report, 1863 Apr. 1. (Filson Historical Society, The). WorldCat record id: 49308757 ...