United Confederate Veterans records, 1899-1905 (bulk 1904-1905)

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United Confederate Veterans records, 1899-1905 (bulk 1904-1905)

The United Confederate Veteran records consist of a scrapbook, two minute books, and eight registers from the 1905 UCV Reunion in Louisville. The scrapbook contains correspondence from Confederate veterans around the country as well as from Louisvillians involved in the planning of the reunion. It also includes newspaper clippings related to the reunion and other topics of interest to former Confederates. The minute books contain meeting minutes as well as committee reports. The collection also contains one folder of loose material from the scrapbook and one folder of loose material from the second minute book. Although most of the collection dates from 1904 and 1905, a small amount of correspondence from 1899-1903 is included.

1 cubic foot.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8081746

The Filson Historical Society

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