Thomas A. Davies papers, 1829-1874.

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Thomas A. Davies papers, 1829-1874.

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General Thomas A. Davies was one of the key military leaders in the Battle of Corinth (1862), a pivotal event in the American Civil War. The Davies Papers chronicle his military career, including his participation in that notable event. Born in 1809, Davies graduated from the U.S. Military Academy, but resigned his commission after two years as an officer. After spending many years as an engineer and a merchant, Davies rejoined the Army in 1861, responding to the outbreak of the Civil War. Soon promoted to general, Davies was on hand at the October 1862 Battle of Corinth, under the command of General William Rosecrans. Although there were losses on both sides, the battle was ultimately a Union victory. After another promotion, Davies left the Army in 1865 and returned to his business pursuits. He wrote How to Make Money, and How to Keep It, a treatise on wealth accumulation, but his eclectic interests also led him to author several books on religion and spirituality as well. At his death in 1899, Davies was well known in military, business, and religious circles. The Thomas A. Davies Papers include his U.S. Military Academy diploma, military commissions from his Civil War service and news clippings about him, but the vast majority of the collection consists of professional correspondence and military orders in the period 1862-1865, much of it dating from the Battle of Corinth. The orders are handwritten and signed by the generals involved, including Davies himself and General Rosecrans. The correspondence contains explanations and clarifications of military strategy, including the Battle of Corinth. All the material in the collections springs from Davies's military career, and the only correspondence from his life after the Civil War relates to subsequent reports of those military exploits.

.4 linear ft. (1 box)

New York Public Library System, NYPL

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SNAC Resource ID: 7949768

New York Public Library System, NYPL

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Davies, Thomas Alfred, 1809-1899

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Davies was born in 1809 near Black Lake, located in St. Lawrence County, New York. He spent his childhood and early youth in his father's farm and received common education from the local schools. He entered the United States Military Academy on July 1, 1825, and graduated on July 1, 1829, ranked twenty-fifth. Future high-ranking Confederates in the class of 1829 were Robert E. Lee, Joseph E. Johnston, and Theophilus H. Holmes. Davies was commissioned in the 1st U.S. Infantry on the Wisconsin fr...

Rosecrans, William S. (William Starke), 1819-1898

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General during the Civil War; congressman from California (1881-1885); U.S. Register of the Treasury (1885-1893). From the description of Papers, 1864-1895. (University of Notre Dame). WorldCat record id: 24039377 William Starke Rosecrans was an inventor, coal-oil company executive, diplomat, politician, and United States Army officer during the Civil War. He was the victor at prominent Western Theater battles such as Second Corinth, Stones River, and the Tullahoma Campaign,...