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Funding from the Watson-Brown Foundation, Inc., supported the microfilming of this collection.
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Collection Overview
| Size | 47 items |
| Abstract | Given Campbell (1835-1906) was a lawyer from Saint Louis, Mo. At the outbreak of the Civil War, he joined the Confederate Army, was commissioned a captain, and served with Nathan Bedford Forrest's cavalry. By the end of the war, he was given charge of Jefferson Davis's personal escort. The collection consists of 23 letters written during the period of Given Campbell's military service with Nathan Bedford Forrest's cavalry, a typed transcription of each letter, and an enamel locket with Campbell's portrait. The letters give details of military life; the fate of acquaintances; and Campbell's participation in various Civil War campaigns and battles, including Pea Ridge (Elkhorn Tavern) and Chickamauga. Many of the letters discuss politics and the military situation in the South, particularly in Kentucky and Missouri, during the early days of the war. |
| Creator | Campbell, Given. |
| Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
| Language | English |
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Processed by: John Foster, November 2000
Encoded by: John Foster, November 2000
Revisions: Finding aid updated in May 2005 by Nancy Kaiser.
Funding from the Watson-Brown Foundation, Inc., supported the microfilming of this collection.
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Biographical Information
Given Campbell was born in Salem, Ky., on 31 December 1835. He studied law at the University of Virginia and, upon graduation, took up practice in Saint Louis, Mo. At the outbreak of the Civil War, he returned to Kentucky and joined the Confederate Army. He was commissioned a captain and eventually served with Nathan Bedford Forrest's cavalry. By the close of the war, he had been given charge of Jefferson Davis's personal escort. He published Memorandum of a Journal, Kept Daily During the Last March of Jefferson Davis in 1865.
In 1865, he married Susan Elizabeth Wood, the daughter of a prominent Saint Louis Unionist. After the war, he returned to Saint Louis, but was not able to resume his legal practice until 1873 because of restrictions on the activities of former Confederate soldiers. He remained a member of the Missouri Bar until his death in 1906.
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Scope and Content
The collection consists of 23 letters of Confederate Army captain Given Campbell written during the period of his military service with Nathan Bedford Forrest's cavalry, a typed transcription of each letter, and an enamel locket with Campbell's portrait. The letters give details of military life; the fate of acquaintances; and Campbell's participation in various Civil War campaigns and battles, including Pea Ridge (Elkhorn Tavern) and Chickamauga. Many of the letters discuss politics and the military situation in the South, particularly in Kentucky and Missouri, during the early days of the war.
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Papers, 1861-1865.
| Folder 1 |
1861-1862 |
| Folder 2 |
1863-1865 |
| Museum Item MU-5033/1 |
Enamel locket with portrait of Given Campbell |
| Reel 1 |
Microfilm copy of collection |
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