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John D. Phelan letter to General Braxton Bragg, 1866 February 17.
Wyles SC 170LOCAL
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Title:
John D. Phelan letter to General Braxton Bragg, 1866 February 17Creator/Contributor:
Phelan, John D., creatorCreator/Contributor:
Bragg, Braxton, 1817-1876Creator/Contributor:
Online Archive of CaliforniaAbstract:
One holograph letter from John D. Phelan to General Braxton Bragg, written in Montgomery, Alabama. Phelan discusses the death
of his son, Watkins Phelan, a captain in the Confederate army.
Date:
1866 (issued)Subject:
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narrativesÉtats-Unis -- Histoire -- 1861-1865 (Guerre de Sécession) -- Récits personnels
United States
Phelan, John D
Phelan, Watkins
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Use governed by UCSB Special Collections policy.
Purchase, 1988.
John D. Phelan, 1810-1879, was an Alabama state supreme court justice, state attorney general, member of the state legislature,
attorney, and law professor.
Cite as: [Identification of item], John D. Phelan letter to General Braxton Bragg. Wyles SC 170. Department of Special Collections,
Davidson Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.
Type:
Personal correspondence.letters (correspondence)
Civil wars.
personal correspondence.
History.
Personal narratives.
Personal correspondence.
Correspondance privée.
Physical Description:
1 item (1 leaf); 26 x 41 cm. folded to 26 x 21 cm.
Language:
English
Identifier:
Wyles SC 170LOCAL
Origin:
CaliforniaCopyright Note:
Use of the collection is unrestricted.
Use governed by UCSB Special Collections policy.