Collection Number:
00289
Collection Title: Thomas J. Green Papers, 1820-1910
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material held in the Wilson Library at the University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill. Unless otherwise noted, the materials described below are
physically available in our reading room, and not digitally available
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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.
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Creator |
Green, Thomas J. (Thomas Jefferson), 1802-1863. |
Language |
English |
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- Restrictions to Access
- No restrictions. Open for research.
- Copyright Notice
- Copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants,
as stipulated by United States copyright law.
- Preferred Citation
- [Identification of item], in the Thomas J. Green Papers, #289, Southern Historical
Collection, The Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
- Alternate Form of Material
- Partial microfilm copy available.
- Acquisitions Information
- Prior to 1940. Additional materials transferred in May 1990 (Acc. 90051).
- Additional Descriptive Resources
- A more complete finding aid for this collection is available at the Southern Historical
Collection.
- Sensitive Materials Statement
- Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or
confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy
laws and regulations, the North Carolina Public Records Act (N.C.G.S. §
132 1 et seq.), and Article 7 of the North Carolina State Personnel Act (Privacy of
State Employee Personnel Records, N.C.G.S. § 126-22 et seq.).
Researchers are advised that the disclosure of certain information pertaining to
identifiable living individuals represented in this collection without the consent
of those individuals may have legal ramifications (e.g., a cause of action under
common law for invasion of privacy may arise if facts concerning an individual's
private life are published that would be deemed highly offensive to a reasonable
person) for which the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill assumes no
responsibility.
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The following terms from
Library of Congress Subject
Headings
suggest topics, persons, geography, etc. interspersed through the
entire collection; the terms do
not usually represent
discrete and easily identifiable portions of the collection--such as folders or
items.
Clicking on a subject heading below will take you into the University Library's
online catalog.
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Archer, Branch Tanner, 1790-1856.
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Bee, Bernard, Sr.
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Burleson, Edward, 1798-1851.
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Burnet, David Gouverneur, 1789-1870.
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California--Politics and government--1850-1950.
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Confederate States of America. Army--Officers--Correspondence.
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Confederate States of America. Army--Records and correspondence.
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Confederate States of America. Army. North Carolina Infantry Battalion, 2nd.
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Green, Thomas J. (Thomas Jefferson), 1802-1863.
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Green, Wharton J. (Wharton Jackson), 1831-1910.
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Hamilton, James, 1786-1857.
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Johnson Island Prison.
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Lee, George Washington Custis, 1832-1913.
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Lee, Stephen D. (Stephen Dill), 1833-1908.
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North Carolina--Politics and government--1861-1865.
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Smith, William R.
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Taylor, Zachary, 1784-1850.
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Texas--History--Revolution, 1835-1836.
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Texas--Politics and government--1836-1846.
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United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Prisoners and prisons.
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Wharton, William H. (William Harris), 1802-1839.
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- See also Samuel H. Walker diary (#3652-z) in the Southern Historical Collection, University
of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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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.
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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.
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Contents list
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Thomas J. Green Papers, 1820-1910
Folder 1
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Folder 2-14
Folder 2
Folder 3
Folder 4
Folder 5
Folder 6
Folder 7
Folder 8
Folder 9
Folder 10
Folder 11
Folder 12
Folder 13
Folder 14
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Folder 15-16
Folder 15
Folder 16
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Folder 17
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Folder 18-19
Folder 18
Folder 19
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Folder 20
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Folder 21
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Folder 22
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Folder 23-25
Folder 23
Folder 24
Folder 25
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Folder 26-27
Folder 26
Folder 27
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Folder 28
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Folder 29
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Separated Folder SEP-289/1
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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.
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Folder 30
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Folder 31-32
Folder 31
Folder 32
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Folder 33
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Folder 34
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Folder 35-36
Folder 35
Folder 36
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Folder 37-40
Folder 37
Folder 38
Folder 39
Folder 40
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Folder 41
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Folder 42
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Folder 43
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Folder 44
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Folder 45
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Folder 46-49a
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Folder 49b
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Acquisitions information: Acc. 90051
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Folder 50-52
Folder 50
Folder 51
Folder 52
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Oversize Paper Folder OPF-289/1
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Acquisitions information: Acc. 90051
Includes proclamations "To the People of Texas," meeting announcements, "Instructions for Officers on Recruiting Service," and others.
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Reel M-289/1-3
M-289/1
M-289/2
M-289/3
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- Separated Folder (SEP-289/1)
- Microfilm (M-289/1-3)
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Processing Information
Processed by: SHC Staff
Encoded by: Noah Huffman, December 2007
Updated by: Nancy Kaiser, October 2020
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