John Breckinridge Castleman collection, 1854-1911.

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

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Judah Philip Benjamin, QC (August 6, 1811 – May 6, 1884) was a lawyer and politician who was a United States Senator from Louisiana, a Cabinet officer of the Confederate States and, after his escape to the United Kingdom at the end of the American Civil War, an English barrister. Benjamin was the first Jew to hold a Cabinet position in North America and the first to be elected to the United States Senate who had not renounced his faith. Benjamin was born to Sephardic Jewish parents from Londo...

Thompson, Jacob, 1810-1885

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American politician. From the description of Letter signed : "Department of the Interior," to J.S. Black, Attorney-General, 1858 May 25. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270572142 From the description of Letter signed : "Department of the Interior," to J.S. Black, Attorney General, 1857 Dec. 17. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270572137 From the description of Signature clipped from the register of Brown's Hotel : Washington, D.C., 1858 Jun. 9. (Unknown). WorldCat reco...

Kentucky. Militia

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Historical note: In 1792 the Kentucky General Assembly established the Kentucky Militia. The act required that all white males between the ages of eighteen and forty-five be enrolled in the militia, form companies, and participate in several musters each year. These companies could be called to active duty by the governor in case of war, insurrection, or danger to public safety. In 1860 the militia was reorganized into the State Guard, the Enrolled Militia, and the Militia of the Reserve. ...

Beall, John Y. (John Yates), 1835-1865

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John Yates Beall (1835-1865), Confederate soldier and acting master in the Confederate Navy. At the outbreak of the Civil War, Beall joined Company G of the 2nd Virginia Volunteers. After accepting a naval appointment in 1863, Beall led a failed attempt to free Confederate prisoners on Johnson's Island in Sandusky Bay, Ohio. He was captured soon after, tried before a Union military commission for espionage and violating the laws of war, and hanged at Governor's Island, N.Y., on 24 February 1865....

Clay, C. C. (Clement Claiborne), 1816-1882

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U.S. Senator from Alabama. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Washington, to the President, 1854 May 30. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270903846 C. C. Clay (1816-1882) was a lawyer, U. S. Senator, Confederate diplomat, and planter from Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama. He was married to Virginia Carolina (Tunstall) Clay (1825-1915). His father, Clement Comer Clay (1789-1866) was a U.S. Congressman and Governor of Alabama. From the description o...

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...

Beckham, John Crepps Wickliffe, 1869-1940

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Governor of Kentucky, U.S. senator, educator. From the description of Letter, 1904. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 34122343 J.C.W. Beckham served the Commonwealth of Kentucky as governor from 1900-1906, being elected by special session and then serving a full term. In 1915, he was elected as United States Senator and served in this capacity until 1921, when he lost his reelection bid. From the description of J.C.W. Beckham letter : 1918. (Kentucky...

Preston, William, 1816-1887

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Lawyer, soldier, Kentucky Whig legislator and congressman; U.S. Minister to Spain, 1858-1860; Confederate general; and Confederate Minister to Mexico. From the description of Letter, 12 Nov. 1858. (Filson Historical Society, The). WorldCat record id: 49299916 U.S. representative from Kentucky. From the description of Autograph : Washington, 1852 Dec. 16. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270618973 U.S. representative of Kentucky, C.S.A. diplomat, and army o...

Castleman, John Breckinridge, 1841-1918

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Confederate officer, and later a general in the United States Army. From the description of John Breckinridge Castleman papers, 1878-1913. (Filson Historical Society, The). WorldCat record id: 46764269 ...

Lee, Edwin Gray, 1836-1870

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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...