Box 20210558-002

Scope and Contents From the Record Group: This record group contains the correspondence of University of Alabama president Landon C. Garland, who served from 1855-1865. The bulk of the material is outgoing correspondence from Garland during the Civil War years, 1861-1865. Many of the letters from Garland were sent to Alabama Governors Andrew B. Moore, John Gill Shorter, and Thomas H. Watts. Garland writes about the operations of the university, the constant need of equipment and supplies for the cadets, and the difficulty of keeping...