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Size | About 55 items |
Abstract | The Milner family included Willis Julian Milner (1842-1921), Confederate lieutenant with the 33rd Alabama Regiment and engineer of Birmingham, Ala. The collection chiefly includes writings and correspondence of Milner, including his autobiography and reminiscences of Confederate battles, life at his homes in Georgia and in Birmingham, Ala., and the building of a railroad, 1854-1860, from Montgomery, Ala., to Pensacola, Fla.; copies of letters to other Confederate veterans discussing the war; postwar speeches; and a short Civil War diary, 1862-1864. Also included is an autobiography of John Turner Milner (1826-1898), surveyor and civil engineer for Florida, Alabama, and Georgia railroads, mining engineer in California during the gold rush, a founder of Birmingham, Ala., and an early steel producer. |
Creator | Milner (Family : Birmingham, Ala.) |
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: Kathryn Michaelis, February 2011
This collection was processed with support from the sponsorship of a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities, Office of Preservation, Washington, D.C., 1990-1993.
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The Milner family included Willis Julian Milner (1842-1921), Confederate lieutenant with the 33rd Alabama Regiment and engineer of Birmingham, Ala.
Back to TopThe collection chiefly includes writings and correspondence of Milner, including his autobiography and reminiscences of Confederate battles, life at his homes in Georgia and in Birmingham, Ala., and the building of a railroad, 1854-1860, from Montgomery, Ala., to Pensacola, Fla.; copies of letters to other Confederate veterans discussing the war; postwar speeches; and a short Civil War diary, 1862-1864. Also included is an autobiography of John Turner Milner (1826-1898), surveyor and civil engineer for Florida, Alabama, and Georgia railroads, mining engineer in California during the gold rush, a founder of Birmingham, Ala., and an early steel producer.
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Miscellaneous papers |
Reel M-2420/1-2
M-2420/1M-2420/2 |
Family correspondence and other materials |