Howard - Comer genealogical collection, 1890s-1980s.

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Howard - Comer genealogical collection, 1890s-1980s.

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The collection consists of material on the Howard and Randolph family lines of Virginia and Georgia and some European connections. There are many inter-related lines in both families and between the families. The Howard boxes have charts that run consecutively through the family from the earliest date. There are two folders of Comer notebook material. The collection also contains a few photographs, correspondence and several copies of other genealogies and several bound volumes. A post card collection has items sent to Lucy Howard and purchased items, business and legal papers, a copy of a sketch of Cobb Legion Cavalry, photos of Lucy Howard, and family bibles. The collection was compiled by Lucy Howard and her sister Pauline H. Comer of Athens, Georgia.

13 boxes (7.5 linear feet).

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SNAC Resource ID: 7450044

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Confederate States of America. Army. Cobb's Legion. Cavalry Battalion

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Cobb's Legion (also known as the Georgia Legion) was a Confederate States Army military unit raised in Georgia by Thomas Reade Rootes Cobb during the summer of 1861. A "legion" consisted of a single integrated command, with individual components from the infantry, cavalry, and artillery. When it was originally raised, the Georgia Legion comprised seven infantry companies, four cavalry companies, and a single battery. The concept of a multiple-branch unit was fine in theory, but neve...

Comer family.

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Comer, Pauline H.

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Howard, Lucy.

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Howard family.

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Randolph family.

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