Papers, 1862-1865.

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Papers, 1862-1865.

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Three diaries (1862-1863) chronicling the Civil War activities of James P. Hawkins, including notes on troop movements of Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson and the climax of the Peninsula Campaign near Richmond, Va.; together with an autographed letter signed (15 May 1865; 12 p.), from Hawkins at Danville, Va., to his mother, relating to evacuation during the final hours of the siege of Richmond and the southward escape of Jefferson Davis, Judah P. Benjamin, and other Confederate leaders.

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Benjamin, J. P. (Judah Philip), 1811-1884

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Hawkins, James P.

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Agent for the Confederacy; worked at the Southern Express Company. From the description of Papers, 1862-1865. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70973095 James P. Hawkins was born in Albemarle Co., Virginia in 1845. The 1850 census shows James, then 5 years old, living with his father, Richard, listed as a harnessmaker, and his mother, Elizabeth, in Charlottesville. By 1860, the family was in Staunton, VA and included daughters Mary and Kate. Also by that year, Rich...