Leila Elliott Habersham Civil War scrapbook, 1861-1862.

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Leila Elliott Habersham Civil War scrapbook, 1861-1862.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/80201891

This collection contains a scrapbook of Civil War clippings: battle news, and a few Savannah obituaries. Pasted on the inside front cover is a manuscript note re the first battle of Manassas, signed R.W.B. Elliott (Rt. Rev. Robert Woodward Barnwell Elliott, first Missionary Bishop of West Texas, and son of Stephen Elliott).

1 volume (.15 cubic feet)

Georgia Historical Society

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SNAC Resource ID: 8241178

Georgia Historical Society

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Habersham, Leila Elliott, 1831-1901

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Eliza (Leila) Mackay Elliott Habersham was the daughter of Dr. Ralph Emms Elliott and Mary (Couper) Mackay. She married Frederick Augustus Habersham (1831-1863), the son of Joseph Habersham, Jr. From the description of Leila Elliott Habersham Civil War scrapbook, 1861-1862. (Georgia Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 80201891 Eliza MacKay Elliott (6 September 1831-1901) was called Leila. She married Frederick Augustus Habersham and they lived in Savannah. F...

Elliott, Robert Woodward Barnwell, 1840-1887

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Born in Beaufort, South Carolina, Robert Woodward Barnwell Elliott (1840-1887) was the son of Stephen Elliott and Charlotte Bull Barnwell. In 1861, Elliott graduated from South Carolina College and enlisted in the Confederate Army as an aide to General A. R. Lawton. Following the Civil War, he was ordained an Episcopal minister and served as rector at St. Philip’s Church in Atlanta, Georgia, until he was appointed the first missionary bishop of West Texas in 1874. During his tenure,...