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Size | 3 items |
Abstract | Thomas Bragg was governor of North Carolina, 1855-1859; a United States senator from North Carolina, 1859-1861; and Attorney General of the Confederate States of America, 1861-1863. The collection contains Bragg's diary during three periods: 3 January-1 March 1861, in Washington, D.C., as a United States senator during the secession crisis; 5 November 1861-9 April 1862, in Richmond, Va., as Confederate attorney general; and 11 April-7 November 1862, as a private citizen living at Petersburg, Va. The diary records congressional sessions and conversations with other politicians; Confederate cabinet meetings, but not Bragg's activities as attorney general; and reactions to war news. |
Creator | Bragg, Thomas, 1810-1872. |
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, March 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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Thomas Bragg was governor of North Carolina, 1855-1859; a United States senator from North Carolina, 1859-1861; and Attorney General of the Confederate States of America, 1861-1863.
Back to TopThe collection contains Bragg's diary during three periods: 3 January-1 March 1861, in Washington, D.C., as a United States senator during the secession crisis; 5 November 1861-9 April 1862, in Richmond, Va., as Confederate attorney general; and 11 April-7 November 1862, as a private citizen living at Petersburg, Va. The diary records congressional sessions and conversations with other politicians; Confederate cabinet meetings, but not Bragg's activities as attorney general; and reactions to war news.
Back to TopFolder 1 |
Diary volume, 3 January 1861-7 November 1862 |
Folder 2 |
Insertion, 26 May-25 August 1862 |
Folder 3 |
Typed transcription of diary |
Reel M-3304/1 |
Microfilm |