James G. Taliaferro papers, 1861-1870.

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James G. Taliaferro papers, 1861-1870.

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The James G. Taliaferro Papers consist of an issue of The Independent of Harrisonburg, La. (Jan. 30, 1861); a signed invitation from David F. Boyd to Taliaferro to attend the closing exercises of the Louisiana State Seminary of Learning near Alexandria (June 1, 1868); and the annual report of the Board of Supervisors of the Louisiana State Seminary of Learning for the year 1869, signed by David F. Boyd (Jan. 1, 1870).

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Taliaferro, James Govan, 1798-1876

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James G. Taliaferro was born in Amherst, Va., on September 28, 1798, to Zacharias Taliaferro and Sally Warwick. The family moved to Claiborne County, Miss., in 1806, and to Catahoula Parish, La., in 1815. He graduated from Transylvania College in Lexington, Ky., and married Elizabeth M.B. Williamson of Lexington in 1819. Taliaferro practiced law in Harrisonburg, La., served as a judge in Catahoula Parish, and was a member of the Catahoula Parish Police Jury (1859-1860). He owned and operated the...

Boyd, David French, 1834-1899

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David French Boyd (1834-1899) was an officer in the Confederate Army who for a time was a prisoner of war on a Union boat moored in Alexandria, La. After the war, Boyd was instrumental in the founding of Lousiana State University. From the guide to the David French Boyd Letter, ., 1864, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.) Boyd graduated from the University of Virginia in 1856, and later served in the Confederate Army. From ...

Louisiana State Seminary of Learning and Military Academy

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