Thomas Cooper De Leon papers, 1854-1943.

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Thomas Cooper De Leon papers, 1854-1943.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/37874177

Correspondence regarding DeLeon's publications, essays, and poetry; correspondents include Bradley T. Johnson, Varina Davis, William Lee, and others, including letter, 5 July 1906, New York, N.Y., John S. Wise, re criticisms of Joseph E. Johnston and Jefferson Davis. Literary works include biographical sketches of various Confederate poets; speech honoring William Porcher DuBose upon his retirement from the University of the South; and genealogical information regarding various Huguenot families, including the Flournoy and the Le Moyne de Longueil families. Collection includes earlier correspondence of Civil War era, including passes, and telegrams, ca. 1864-1865, exchanged between William A. Violetti, a merchant of Mobile, Ala., and various military officials of U.S. Federal Army occupying the area; items document efforts of Violetti to exchange cotton for medicine and other supplies; including letters and passes allowing Violetti to travel unmolested, but without cotton, across Confederate and Federal lines into New Orleans, La. Also including cover letter, 3 Feb. 1908, Atwood Violetti toCooper, explaining events surrounding creation of this material, and criticizing Confederate Treasurer George A. Trenholm for the failure of his father's scheme; and scrapbook containing sketches, clippings, etc.

197 items and 14 v.

University of South Carolina, System Library Service, University Libraries

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SNAC Resource ID: 7397646

University of South Carolina, System Library Service, University Libraries

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Flournoy family.

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Longueil family.

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De Leon, T. C. (Thomas Cooper), 1839-1914

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Newspaper editor of Alabama; author of various publications, including Four Years in Rebel Capitals (1890); native of Columbia, S.C. From the description of Thomas Cooper De Leon papers, 1854-1943. (University of South Carolina). WorldCat record id: 37874177 ...

Violetti, Atwood

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Davis, Varina, 1826-1906

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William Porcher Dubose served as a Confederate soldier and chaplain in Virginia and was captured and imprisoned at Fort Delaware. During Reconstruction he was an Episcopal minister in Abbeville and Winnsboro, S.C., and became a theologian at the University of the South at Sewanee, Tenn., in 1871. From the description of William Porcher Dubose reminiscences, 1836-1878 [manuscript]. WorldCat record id: 24639170 From the guide to the William Porcher Dubose Reminiscences, 1836-1...

Johnson, Bradley T. (Bradley Tyler), 1829-1903

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Confederate general and author. After the war he practiced law in Richmond, Va., and Baltimore, Md., and served in the Virginia State Senate. From the description of Papers of Bradley T. Johnson, 1676-1937 (bulk 1840-1896). (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 32136031 Confederate soldier; lawyer. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Richmond, Va., to W.W. Belknap, 1873 Dec. 12. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270489534 From the desc...

Johnston, Joseph E. (Joseph Eggleston), 1807-1891

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Violetti, William A.

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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...