The Year of Secession, 1861 Civil War letter collection
Collection
Identifier: MSS-0305
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No requestable containers
Scope and Contents
The collection contains photocopies of sixteen letters written during the first year of the Civil War, and includes letters from William J. Hardee, Joseph E. Johnston, and Robert A. Toombs, among several others. Many of the letters have been transcribed and are attached.
Dates
- Creation: 1861
Creator
- Toombs, Robert Augustus (Person)
- Hardee, William Joseph (Person)
- Smith, Gustavus Woodson (Person)
- Johnston, Joseph E. (Joseph Eggleston) (Person)
- Memminger, C. G. (Christopher Gustavus) (Person)
- Cole, Archie H. (Person)
- Browne, William M. (William Montague) (Person)
- Ellis, John Willis (Person)
- Brown, Joseph E. (Joseph Emerson) (Person)
- Mallory, Stephen R. (Stephen Russell) (Person)
- Floyd, John B. (John Buchanan) (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
None
Extent
0.04 Linear Feet (16 items; photocopies)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Photocopies of sixteen letters written during the first year of the Civil War, and includes letters from William J. Hardee, Joseph E. Johnston, and Robert A. Toombs among others
Immediate Source of Acquisition
unknown
Processed by
A. Gilbert, 2009; updated by Martha Bace, 2012
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
- Title
- Guide to "The Year of Secession, 1861" Civil War letters collection
- Status
- Available
- Date
- February 2009
- 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