E.A. Speer photographs of John B. Gordon funeral procession, 1904.

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E.A. Speer photographs of John B. Gordon funeral procession, 1904.

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This collection consists of 3 photographs of John B. Gordon's funeral procession through Atlanta. John Brown Gordon (1832-1904), a native Georgian, attained the rank of lieutenant general in the Confederate Army. After the Civil War Gordon served as a U. S. Senator from Georgia from 1873-80; 1891-97. He also served as Governor of Georgia from 1886-1890. The photographs are mounted on card stock. Written on the back is this information, "Gordon's Funeral by E. A. Speer." Presumably, E. A. Speer is the photographer.

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Georgia Historical Society

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SNAC Resource ID: 7535315

Georgia Historical Society

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Gordon, John Brown, 1832-1904

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John Brown Gordon (1832-1904), Confederate General, Georgia Governor (1886-1890), and U.S. Senator (1873-1880, 1891-1897), born in Upson County, Georgia. From the description of Letters to Henry F. Emery, 1901-1903. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 38478315 One of Georgia's most renowned political and military figures of the nineteenth century, John Brown Gordon was born on a plantation situated along the banks of the Flint River in Upson County on February 6, 1832. As a child...

Georgia. Governor

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Robert Flournoy (1763-1825) was born in Virginia. He married Mary Willis Cobb in 1794. Flournoy was a Captain in the 1st Georgia regiment of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War. A wealthy land owner, he also served in the Georgia Legislature. From the description of Robert Flournoy land grant and plat, 1795. (Georgia Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 157010762 William Beale was a private in the Virginia Continental Line during the Revolutionary War. ...

Speer, E.A.

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