Miscellanea, ca. 1912-1924.

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Miscellanea, ca. 1912-1924.

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Collection includes: two business cards (one signed), a photo, and an envelope of Bennett Young, Commander in Chief of the United Confederate Veterans; a business card of J. Coleman Gardner of Springfield, Missouri; a 7 June 1924 invitation to the dedication of the Jefferson Davis Memorial Obelisk in Fairview, Kentucky; and a card describing transportation to the event. According to the invitation, the Jefferson Davis Monument measured 351 feet high and was the "second highest monument in the world," and the "highest concrete monument in the world."

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The Filson Historical Society

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SNAC Resource ID: 7808855

The Filson Historical Society

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Young, Bennett Henderson, 1843-1919

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Confederate officer, lawyer, and businessman of Louisville, Ky. From the description of Bennett Henderson Young papers, 1879-1912. (Filson Historical Society, The). WorldCat record id: 49479569 Bennett Henderson Young and Franklin P. Straus were delegates to the Kentucky Constitutional Convention of 1890-1891. From the description of Autograph albums from the Kentucky Constitutional Convention, 1890-1891. (University of Kentucky Libraries). WorldCat record id: 13...

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...

United Confederate Veterans

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Organized 1889. From the description of United Confederate Veterans scrapbooks, 1913. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 276172561 Henry Stewart formed a company nicknamed the "Hamilton Blues" for the Confederacy during the Civil War. After the war, this Florida native was elected as Camp Commander and namesake for Fort Stewart of the United Confederate Veterans located in Jasper, Florida. The organization was designed to orchestrate memorials to Confederate veterans and support...