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Size | 1.0 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 7 items) |
Abstract | James Conquest Cross Black (1842-1928) of Kentucky was a Confederate soldier in the 9th Kentucky Calvary Regiment, lawyer, state legislator, and United States representative of Augusta, Ga. The collection contains the diary and scrapbooks of Black. Black's diary describes troop movements and fighting in Georgia, Tennessee, and Kentucky, and the scrapbooks chiefly contain clippings, many of which document his career in the Georgia State Legislature and the United States House of Representatives, along with his political speeches. |
Creator | Black, James C. C., 1842-1928. |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
Language | English |
Processed by: SHC Staff,
Encoded by: Adam Fielding, February 2011
Updated by: Adam Fielding and Jodi Berkowitz, February 2011; Nancy Kaiser, August 2020
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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James Conquest Cross Black (1842-1928) of Kentucky was a Confederate soldier in the 9th Kentucky Calvary Regiment, lawyer, state legislator, and United States representative of Augusta, Ga. Black served in the Georgia State Legislature from 1873-1877 and in the United States House of Representatives from 1893-1897.
Back to TopThe collection contains the diary and scrapbooks of James Conquest Cross Black (1842-1928). The diary kept by Black during the Civil War describes troop movements and fighting in Georgia, Tennessee, and Kentucky, and the scrapbooks chiefly contain clippings, many of which document his career in the Georgia State Legislature and the United States House of Representatives, along with his political speeches.
Back to TopArrangement: chronological.
Folder 1a |
Original finding aid |
Folder 1 |
Volume 1: Diary, 25 May 1864-5 October 1864Diary kept by Black during the Civil War describing movements and fighting in Georgia, Tennessee, and Kentucky. Typescript copy also available. |
Folder 2 |
Volume 2: Scrapbook, 1868-1884Contains clippings; letter dated April 1886 from Charles S. Heard; and Willis family genealogical material. |
Folder 3 |
Volume 3: Scrapbook, 1974-1882Contains clippings and speeches by Black. |
Folder 4 |
Volume 4: Scrapbook, 1886-1888Contains clippings and speeches by Black. |
Folder 5 |
Volume 5: Scrapbook, 1888-1892Contains clippings. |
Oversize Volume SV-67/6 |
Volume 6: Scrapbook, 1892Contains clippings about Black's Congressional campaign. |
Oversize Volume SV-67/7 |
Volume 7: Scrapbook, 1899Contains clippings regarding Black's candidacy for mayor of Augusta, Ga. |