Jefferson Davis papers, 1889.

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Jefferson Davis papers, 1889.

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The collection consists of a handwritten letter by Jefferson Davis dated June 8, 1889 to A.J. Halbert regarding his receipt of an article printed in the Columbia Dispatch about the history of the Prairie Guards Company "E," 11th Mississippi Regiment, C.S.A. Davis addresses the importance of preserving survivors' accounts of "every company" for future historians. This collection also includes an unidentified, handwritten sketch about Davis.

0.04 cubic feet (1 folder)

Columbia Theological Seminary, JBC Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7937932

Columbia Theological Seminary, JBC Library

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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...

Halbert, A. J.

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