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Box 681

 Container

Contains 1 Collection or Record:

Letter book and sketchbook, 1862-1864

 File — Box: 681, Folder: 1
Identifier: Series 1
Series Description From the Series: The papers of Josiah Gorgas include his personal correspondence to his wife Amelia Gayle Gorgas, to their son William Crawford Gorgas, to others, from Jefferson Davis, and from others; his diary, scrapbook, and sketches from his European travels and from his military service during the Mexican War; his 1857-1878 diary; his correspondence and writings concerning his work as Chief of the Confederate Ordnance Bureau; a few items pertaining to his presidency of the Brierfield Iron Works; and...
Dates: 1820-1920