Collection: Thomas P. Clinton letters | Special Collections & Archives

Scope and Contents

The collections contains letters about the burning of the University of Alabama, April 1865, which Clinton witnessed as a young boy. Also included is a paper on transportation in Tuscaloosa.

Dates

Unknown

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Biographical / Historical

Thomas P. Clinton was a young boy in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, in April 1865, and was a witness to the burning of the University of Alabama campus on 4 April 1865 by Brigadier General John T. Croxton and 1,500 seasoned cavalrymen.

Extent

0.02 Linear Feet (3 items)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Overview

Letters about the burning of the University of Alabama, April 1865, which Clinton witnessed as a young boy.

Provenance

Gift of Hudson Strode, 1977

General

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