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Size | About 1500 items (2.0 linear feet). |
Abstract | Thomas J. Green was a native of Warren County, N.C., and served as a brigadier general during the Texas Revolution and as a representative in the legislatures of four states. The collection includes correspondence and other material, including papers relating to Green's efforts to raise money, ammunition, and men during the Texas Revolution and his interest in politics in Texas, California, and North Carolina; and correspondence of his son, Wharton Jackson Green (1831-1910), Confederate officer, with other Confederate officers, and including letters home while he was a prisoner at Johnson's Island; muster rolls (1836) from Texas; and muster rolls (1862-1864) of the 2nd North Carolina Battalion, Confederate States of America. Correspondents include Dr. Branch Tanner Archer, Bernard Bee, Sr., Edward Burleson, David Gouverneur Burnet, James Hamilton, George Washington Custis Lee, Stephen Dill Lee, William R. Smith, Zachary Taylor, and William H. Wharton. |
Creator | Green, Thomas J. (Thomas Jefferson), 1802-1863. |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
Language | English |
Processed by: SHC Staff
Encoded by: Noah Huffman, December 2007
Updated by: Nancy Kaiser, October 2020
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Thomas Jefferson Green (1802-1863) was a native of Warren County, N.C. and served as a brigadier general during the Texas Revolution and as a representative in the legislatures of four states.
Back to TopCorrespondence and other material, including papers relating to Green's efforts to raise money, ammunition, and men during the Texas Revolution and his interest in politics in Texas, California, and North Carolina; and correspondence of his son, Wharton Jackson Green (1831-1910), Confederate officer, with other Confederate officers, and including letters home while he was a prisoner at Johnson's Island; muster rolls (1836) from Texas; and muster rolls (1862-1864) of the 2nd North Carolina Battalion, Confederate States of America. Correspondents include Dr. Branch Tanner Archer, Bernard Bee, Sr., Edward Burleson, David Gouverneur Burnet, James Hamilton, George Washington Custis Lee, Stephen Dill Lee, William R. Smith, Zachary Taylor, and William H. Wharton.
Back to TopFolder 1 |
Correspondence: 1820-1835 |
Folder 2-14
Folder 2Folder 3Folder 4Folder 5Folder 6Folder 7Folder 8Folder 9Folder 10Folder 11Folder 12Folder 13Folder 14 |
Correspondence: 1836 |
Folder 15-16
Folder 15Folder 16 |
Correspondence: 1837 |
Folder 17 |
Correspondence: 1838 |
Folder 18-19
Folder 18Folder 19 |
Correspondence: 1839 |
Folder 20 |
Correspondence: 1840 |
Folder 21 |
Correspondence: 1841 |
Folder 22 |
Correspondence: 1842 |
Folder 23-25
Folder 23Folder 24Folder 25 |
Correspondence: 1843 |
Folder 26-27
Folder 26Folder 27 |
Correspondence: 1844 |
Folder 28 |
Correspondence: 1845 |
Folder 29 |
Correspondence: 1846-1848 |
Separated Folder SEP-289/1 |
Letter, 23 October 1848, Zachary Taylor to Thomas Jefferson Green regarding Taylor's political opposition in Texas.Restriction to Access: The original item is not available for immediate or same day access. Please contact staff at wilsonlibrary@unc.edu to discuss options. |
Folder 30 |
Correspondence: 1849 |
Folder 31-32
Folder 31Folder 32 |
Correspondence: 1850 |
Folder 33 |
Correspondence: 1851-1855 |
Folder 34 |
Correspondence: 1856-1859 |
Folder 35-36
Folder 35Folder 36 |
Correspondence: 1860-1862 |
Folder 37-40
Folder 37Folder 38Folder 39Folder 40 |
Muster Rolls: 1863 |
Folder 41 |
Correspondence: 1864-1869 |
Folder 42 |
Correspondence: 1871-1879 |
Folder 43 |
Correspondence: 1882-1889 |
Folder 44 |
Correspondence: 1891-1899 |
Folder 45 |
Correspondence: 1900-1910 |
Folder 46-49a |
Correspondence: undated |
Folder 49b |
PamphletsAcquisitions information: Acc. 90051 |
Folder 50-52
Folder 50Folder 51Folder 52 |
Clippings: 1840-1909 |
Oversize Paper Folder OPF-289/1 |
ProclamationsAcquisitions information: Acc. 90051 Includes proclamations "To the People of Texas," meeting announcements, "Instructions for Officers on Recruiting Service," and others. |
Reel M-289/1-3
M-289/1M-289/2M-289/3 |
Microfilm |