Davis, Jefferson Columbus, 1828-1879
Person
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Henry Martyn Cist papers
Collection — Folder: S0257
Identifier: S0257
Scope and Contents
This collection includes correspondence to Henry Martyn Cist and others, clippings, and photographs from several prominent military figures ranging from 1863 to 1891 regarding their military career, personal life, and political and war strategies during and after the Civil War.
Dates:
1863-1891
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Henry Martyn Cist papers
Jefferson C. Davis collection
Collection
Identifier: L041
Scope and Contents
The collection primarily consists of Jefferson C. Davis’s official military papers. During Davis’s time as quartermaster, the papers include receipts, bills, requisitions, and other documents relating to his Indianapolis based post (1861). As an officer in the field, Davis’s papers include official correspondence regarding duties, copies of telegrams to Gen. John C. Fremont, and military inspection reports sent to him while with the 14th Army Corps (1861–1865). The collection also contains...
Dates:
1849-1875
Jefferson C. Davis diaries
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: V009
Scope and Contents
The collection primarily consists of Davis’s official military papers. During Davis’s time as quartermaster, the papers include receipts, bills, requisitions, and other documents relating to his Indianapolis based post (1861). As an officer in the field, Davis’s papers include official correspondence regarding duties, copies of telegrams to Gen. John C. Fremont, and military inspection reports sent to him while with the 14th Army Corps (1861 – 1865). The collection also contains correspondence...
Dates:
1868-1878
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Jefferson C. Davis diaries
Jefferson C. Davis, Lovell Rousseau and Ebenezer Dumont lithographs
Collection — Folder: OBC198
Identifier: OB237
Scope and Contents
This collection contains three lithographs of Civil War generals Jefferson C. Davis, Ebenezer Dumont, and Lovell Rousseau created between from 1861 to 1865.
Dates:
circa 1861-1865
