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Abstract | Lieutenant Colonel David Urquhart from Louisiana was the chief aide-de-campe of General Braxton Bragg in the Civil War. Urquhart was with General Thomas Jordan, General G. T. Beauregard's chief of staff, during the Battle of Shiloh, 6-7 April 1862, in southwestern Tennessee. The collection is a letter, dated 25 August 1880, from Urquhart to Jordan describing the events of the Battle of Shiloh. At the end of the letter, there is a penciled note from General G. T. Beauregard indicating his agreement with Urquhart's presentation of the events of the battle. The letter was enclosed in a copy of Hamilton Basso's biography Beauregard: The Great Creole (1933), inscribed by Basso to Lanier Branson, 23 July 1933. |
Creator | Urquhart, David. |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
Language | English |
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Lieutenant Colonel David Urquhart from Louisiana was the chief aide-de-campe of Gen. Braxton Bragg in the Civil War. Urquhart was with General Thomas Jordan, General G. T. Beauregard's chief of staff, during the Battle of Shiloh, 6-7 April 1862, in southwestern Tennessee.
Back to TopThe collection is a letter, dated 25 August 1880, from Lieutenant Colonel David Urquhart to General Thomas Jordan describing the events of the Battle of Shiloh. At the end of the letter there is a penciled note from General G. T. Beauregard indicating his agreement with Urquhart's presentation of the events of the battle. The letter was enclosed in a copy of Hamilton Basso's biography Beauregard: The Great Creole (1933), inscribed by Basso to Lanier Branson, 23 July 1933.
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Letter, 25 August 1880 |
Folder 2 |
Beauregard: The Great Creole.Volume published 1933 by Charles Scribner's Sons with inscription dated 23 July 1933 from Hamiton Basso to Lanier Branson on front flyleaf. Envelope inlaid on front cover originally housed the Urquhart letter and has an inscription from Basso to Branson dated 4 October 1933. |