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Size | 10 items |
Abstract | A. A. (Andrew Atkinson) Humphreys (1810-1883) of Pennsylvania was chief of the United States Army Corps of Engineers, 1866-1879. The collection includes Humphreys's papers which consist primarily of letters of introduction but include two letters, 1872, from Jefferson Davis concerning their work together on the surveys for the transcontinental Northern Pacific Railroad when Davis was United States Secretary of War. Other correspondents include Joseph E. Johnston, James Buchanan, and James Longstreet. |
Creator | Humphreys, A. A. (Andrew Atkinson), 1810-1883. |
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: Kate Stratton and Jodi Berkowitz, June 2010
This collection was rehoused and a summary created with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
This finding aid was created with support from NC ECHO.
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Andrew Atkinson Humphreys (1810-1883) of Pennsylvania was chief of the United States Army Corps of Engineers, 1866-1879. He was educated at the United States Military Academy and began his military service in 1831.
Back to TopThe collection includes papers of A. A. Humphreys, consisting primarily of letters of introduction but including two letters, 1872, from Jefferson Davis concerning their work together on the surveys for the transcontinental Northern Pacific Railroad when Davis was United States Secretary of War. Other correspondents include Joseph E. Johnston, James Buchanan, and James Longstreet.
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