Abner E. Patton Letters

Collection

Identifier: MSS-4056

No requestable containers

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

Creation: 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

Additional Description

Abstract

Letters from a Confederate soldier in the Eleventh Alabama Infantry to his family.

Provenance

gift of David Patton, 2033

General

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