Robert Philip Howell memoirs, 1854-1872.

Summary

Creator:
Howell, Robert Philip, 1840-1916.
Abstract:

Memoirs of Howell of Goldsboro, N.C., relating to his education at Trinity College, Randolph County, N.C. (later Duke University), and at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Class of 1860); his service in the 27th Regiment, North Carolina Troops ("Goldsboro Rifles"), C.S.A., in Virginia and North Carolina; his attempts to make a living after the war; Reconstruction in North Carolina and Mississippi, including Klan activities in Mississippi and Nathan Bedford Forrest's involvement; his social life; and other experiences. Persons mentioned include Gen. P. G. T. Beauregard, L. C. Benbury, Col. John R. Cooke, Braxton Craven, Col. Joel R. Griffin, Nathan Bedford Forrest, William Woods Holden, and Thomas Kennedy.

Extent:
1 volume (48 pages)
Language:
Materials in English
Library Catalog Link:
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Background

Scope and content:

Memoirs of Howell of Goldsboro, N.C., relating to his education at Trinity College, Randolph County, N.C. (later Duke University), and at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Class of 1860); his service in the 27th Regiment, North Carolina Troops ("Goldsboro Rifles"), C.S.A., in Virginia and North Carolina; his attempts to make a living after the war; Reconstruction in North Carolina and Mississippi, including Klan activities in Mississippi and Nathan Bedford Forrest's involvement; his social life; and other experiences. Persons mentioned include Gen. P. G. T. Beauregard, L. C. Benbury, Col. John R. Cooke, Braxton Craven, Col. Joel R. Griffin, Nathan Bedford Forrest, William Woods Holden, and Thomas Kennedy.

Acquisition information:

Received from Mrs. R. H. Reynolds of Raleigh, N.C., in January 1952.

Processing information:

Processed by: Suzanne Ruffing, August 1996

Encoded by: ByteManagers Inc., 2008

This collection was processed with support from the Randleigh Foundation Trust.

Sensitive materials statement:

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Access and use

Restrictions to access:

No restrictions. Open for research.

Restrictions to use:

Copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.

No usage restrictions.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], in the Robert Philip Howell memoirs #1959-z, Southern Historical Collection, Wilson Special Collections Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Location of this collection:
Louis Round Wilson Library
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Chapel Hill, NC 27515
Contact:
(919) 962-3765
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