Box 2516

Scope and Contents note From the Collection: The Jefferson Davis Papers have been arranged into the following four series: Jefferson Davis, Varina Howell Davis, Davis and Howell Families—Miscellaneous, and Photographs. This collection consists of mostly personal correspondence, photographs and other visual materials. Much of the correspondence is written to family members. Correspondents of particular note include Braxton Bragg, Jubal Early, William Mercer Green, Christina Rossetti, Mrs. Mary Custis Lee and Wade Hampton. ...

Scope and Contents note From the Collection: The Jefferson Davis Papers have been arranged into the following four series: Jefferson Davis, Varina Howell Davis, Davis and Howell Families—Miscellaneous, and Photographs. This collection consists of mostly personal correspondence, photographs and other visual materials. Much of the correspondence is written to family members. Correspondents of particular note include Braxton Bragg, Jubal Early, William Mercer Green, Christina Rossetti, Mrs. Mary Custis Lee and Wade Hampton. ...

Content Description From the Collection: This collection consists of one photographic album containing 129 silver gelatin prints portraying life at Fort McClellan, Alabama—one of four major prisoner of war camps in the state—in June 1943. Private Charles W. Christopher of the Military Police Escort Guard, a branch of the United States Army, collected and arranged the images into the album. The images depict both military personnel and prisoners of war around the grounds and buildings of Fort McClellan. While many of the military...