Thomas Jones Taylor letters
Collection
Identifier: MSS-1389
Scope and Contents note
This collection consists primarily of letters written to his family during the Civil War. Taylor was captured at Port Hudson in July 1863, and many of the letters were composed while a prisoner of war at Johnson's Island, Ohio.
Dates
- 1862-1886
Biographical/Historical note
Taylor served as county surveyor of Madison County, Alabama, 1858-1862 and 1868-1871. During the Civil War he was commissioned as a Captain and served Company K, 49th Alabama Infantry. He taught school for three years following the war, then served as tax assessor. He subsequently served as a circuit court clerk, 1880-1886 and finally as probate judge, 1886-1894.
Extent
0.02 Linear Feet (14 items)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This collection consists primarily of letters written to his family during the Civil War. Taylor was captured at Port Hudson in July 1863, and many of the letters were composed while a prisoner of war at Johnson's Island, Ohio.
Provenance
Gift of a friend in Huntsville, 1956
Processed by
unknown
- Title
- Guide to the Thomas Jones Taylor Letters
- Status
- Completed
- Date
- June 2010
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections Repository