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Size | 50 items |
Abstract | Thomas Benjamin Davidson (1840-1864) of Louisiana was a student at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill and then a private in the 19th Louisiana Infantry Regiment, C.S.A. The collection consists of letters written by the Davidson family concerning family life, religion, and politics; seven Civil War letters from Thomas Benjamin Davidson to his sister describing military life in the 19th Louisiana Infantry Regiment and one giving Davidson's opinion on girls' education; a resolution, 1861, by University of North Carolina students from Louisiana to fight for the state of Louisiana; and photocopies of other papers of Thomas Benjamin Davidson, including muster rolls and Confederate Army payroll receipts, typed transcripts of letters by members of the Davidson family, and a typed genealogy of the Davidson family. Also included are photographic copies of framed 19th-century tintypes of Davidson family members. |
Creator | Davidson, Thomas Benjamin, 1840-1864. |
Curatorial Unit | Southern Historical Collection |
Language | English |
Processed by: Linda Sellars, March 1998 and Devon Lee, September 2006
Encoded by: Peter Hymas, October 2004 and Devon Lee, September 2006
Funding from the State Library of North Carolina supported the encoding of this finding aid.
The 21 original hand-written letters received in June 2006 (Acc. 100442) were placed with materials received in 1951 (Acc. 1922). These letters previously existed in this collection only as typed-transcripts in the August 1996 addition (Acc. 96119).
Finding aid updated in September 2006 by Devon Lee because of addition.
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Thomas Benjamin Davidson (1840-1864) of Louisiana was a student at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill and then a private in the 19th Louisiana Infantry Regiment, C.S.A.
Back to TopThe Thomas Benjamin Davidson collection consists of letters written by the Davidson family concerning family life, religion, and politics; seven Civil War letters from Thomas Benjamin Davidson to his sister describing military life in the 19th Louisiana Infantry Regiment and one giving Davidson's opinion on girls' education; a resolution, 1861, by University of North Carolina students from Louisiana to fight for the state of Louisiana; and photocopies of other papers of Thomas Benjamin Davidson, including muster rolls and Confederate Army payroll receipts, typed transcripts of letters by members of the Davidson family, and a typed genealogy of the Davidson family. Also included are photographic copies of framed 19th-century tintypes of Davidson family members.
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CorrespondenceMaterials include letters between Thomas Benjamin Davidson and his sister, Eliza Frances Davidson Rives at Mansfield, Louisiana, 1858-1860, concerning family life, religion, and politics. Civil War letters from Thomas B. Davidson to his sister describe his situation, his eagerness for action, his dissatisfaction with his status as a private soldier in the 19th Louisiana Infantry Regiment. Letters were written at Camp Moore, Va., Camp Magruder, Va., Camp Benjamin, La., Tupelo, Miss., and Pollard, Ala. One letter (6 November 1862) contains his opinions on girls' education in connection with his sister's graduation. Two 1866 letters from Victoria Davidson in Atlanta to her sister, Frances, tell of trying to find out about Davidson's death, looking for his grave, finding the grave, and ordering a marker for it. Also included is a resolution, 1861, of Louisiana students at the University of North Carolina, tendering their services to the state of Louisiana, to take arms against the federal government. |
Folder 2 |
Family papersMaterials include photocopies of muster rolls and payroll receipts for Thomas Benjamin Davidson; a typed genealogy of the Davidson family; typed transcriptions of letters by members of the Davidson family; and a typed-transcript of a letter, 1872, from "John" to "Mother" reports on farm life. |
Image Folder P-1922/1 |
PicturesReproductions of portraits of members of the Davidson Family. Images identified as Maria Martin Davidson, Eliza Frances Davidson Rives, Thomas Benjamin Davidson, John Patton Davidson, and Victoria Jane Davidson Freeman. |
Items separated include photographs (P-1922).
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