Papers, 1787-1938, of the Gresham family of Essex County, Va.

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Papers, 1787-1938, of the Gresham family of Essex County, Va.

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Papers, 1787-1938, of the Gresham family of Tappahannock, Essex County, Va. Chiefly consists of correspondence of Dr. Henry Gresham and his wife Laura Monroe (Jones) Gresham during their courtship and after their marriage. Also include correspondence and other records of Henry Gresham while a surgeon in the attached to the 55th Virginia Infantry Regiment stationed at Fort Lowry, Essex County, Va.; school notebooks of Laura Monroe (Jones) Gresham as a student at the Tappahannock Female Academy, Tappahannock, Va.; and miscellaneous papers of the related Jones family.

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Gresham family.

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Henry Gresham (1833-1883) was the son of Thomas Gresham ([1784-1838]; of "Woodlawn" and later "Dewsville," King and Queen County, Va.) and Mary Ellen "Polly" (Dew) Gresham ([1790-1836]; of "Dewsville"). He was educated at the University of Virginia, Jefferson Medical College, and the Philadelphia School of Anatomy. During the Civil War, he served in the 55th Virginia Infantry Regiment. In 1862, he resigned his post on account of health reasons, but soon rejoined his regiment. Later, he served as...

Confederate states of America. Army

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The Savannah Ordnance Depot, Savannah, Georgia, was organized as a field depot during the Civil War. In April 1864, it became the Savannah Arsenal under the supervision of the Chief of Ordnance. From the description of Savannah Ordnance Depot employment roll, 1864. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 38477938 The Confederate States of America Army may have created the position of Purchasing Commissary of Subsistence to oversee the distribution of food and other supplies to the Co...

Gresham, Laura Monroe Jones, 1834-1912.

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Confederate States of America. Army. Virginia Infantry Regiment, 55th

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Gresham, Henry, 1833-1883.

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Jones family.

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Tappahannock Seminary on the Rappahannock River

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The Tappahannock Seminary was started by Lucy Wellford Gray in 1818. It included over seven hundred girls and boys during its history. The school taught reading, writing, figuring, domestic arts, music, drawing, and manners, and was well-respected and highly patronized. It closed in 1860 with the death of Lucy Wellford Gray. Lucy Yates Wellford Gray (1781-1860) was the daughter of Dr. Robert Wellford, of Fredericksburg, Virginia. In 1808, she married Dr. Thomas Branch Willson Gray (1784-1818) an...