Abner E. Patton Letters
Collection
Identifier: MSS-4056
Scope and Contents
The collection contains letters from Abner E. Patton of the Eleventh Alabama Infantry to his family. There is also a letter from a niece or great-niece, Mabel Patton Morrison, to one of Abner's sisters thanking her for allowing her (Mabel) to copy Abner's letters. The collection also has a family tree of the Patton and Steele families.
Dates
- 1861-1953
Creator
- Patton, Abner E. (Author, Person)
Biographical / Historical
Abner Edwin Patton, son of William and Elizabeth Steele Patton, was born in Knoxville, Alabama, on September 14, 1835. He attended the University of Alabama where he was a founding member of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity on that campus. He joined the Eleventh Alabama Infantry Regiment and was mortally wounded on July 13, 1862. He died the following day on July 14, 1862.
Extent
0.04 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Overview
Letters from a Confederate soldier in the Eleventh Alabama Infantry to his family.
Provenance
gift of David Patton, 2033
General
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Processed by
Martha Bace, 2014
- Title
- Guide to the Abner E. Patton Letters
- Status
- Completed
- Date
- November 2014
- 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