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Size | 6 items |
Abstract | Addison Gorgas Brenizer (born 1839) of Charlotte, N.C., was a businessman and served in the Confederate army. His mother-in-law was Juliana Paisley Gilmer, wife of John Adams Gilmer of Greensboro, N.C., United States representative (American Party), 1857-1861, and later a Confederate congressman. The collection includes miscellaneous biographical items, 1916-1917 and 1943, concerning Addison G. Brenizer, the diary, 1859-1862, of Juliana Paisley Gilmer, and a scrapbook compiled by Gilmer, 1858-1870. Her diary describes Presbyterian church matters; family events, such as the death of her mother-in-law, Anna Gilmer; and trips to Washington, D.C., and Kittrells Springs, N.C. Her scrapbook contains clippings of poems and items on Confederate matters, the death of children, and the sorrows of women. It includes a manuscript record of subscribers to build an Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church in Charlotte, 1860. |
Creator | Brenizer, Addison Gorgas, b. 1839. |
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: Kate Stratton and Jodi Berkowitz, January 2009
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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Addison Gorgas Brenizer (b. 1839) of Charlotte, N.C., was a businessman and served in the Confederate army. His mother-in-law was Juliana Paisley Gilmer, wife of John Adams Gilmer of Greensboro, N.C., lawyer; legislator; Whig candidate for governor of North Carolina, 1856; United States congressman, 1857-1861; Confederate congressman, 1864; and delegate to the Union National Convention of Conservatives in Philadelphia, Pa., 1866.
Back to TopThe collection includes miscellaneous biographical items, 1916-1917 and 1943, concerning Addison G. Brenizer. Also included is the diary, 1859-1862, of Juliana Paisley Gilmer, and a scrapbook compiled by Gilmer, 1858-1870. The diary describes Presbyterian church matters; family events, such as the death of her mother-in-law, Anna Gilmer; visitors; her vegetable garden; and trips to Washington, D.C., and Kittrells Springs, N.C. Her scrapbook contains clippings of poems and items on Confederate matters, the death of children, and the sorrows of women. It includes a manuscript record of subscribers to build an Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church in Charlotte, N.C., 1860.
Back to TopFolder 1 |
Papers, 1916-1943Includes original finding aid. |
Folder 2 |
Scrapbook, circa 1858-1870 |
Folder 3 |
Diary, 1859-1862 |