David Urquhart Letter and Book, 1880, 1933

Collection Number 5254-z

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Manuscripts Department, University Library of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC 27514-8890
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Descriptive Summary

Repository
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.
Creator
Urquhart, David.
Title
David Urquhart Letter and Book, 1880, 1933
Call Number
5254-z
Language of Materials
Materials in English
Extent
Items: 2
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.

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Administrative Information

Restrictions to Access
No restrictions.
Acquisitions Information
Gift of Dorothy Ingram in July 2004 (Acc. 100313).
Processing Information
Processed by: Jackie Dean, April 2006
Encoded by: Jackie Dean, April 2006
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], in the David Urquhart Letter and Book #5254-z, Southern Historical Collection, The Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Copyright Notice
Copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
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Online Catalog Headings

These and related materials may be found under the following headings in online catalogs.

Basso, Hamilton, 1904-1964.
Beauregard, G. T. (Gustave Toutant), 1818-1893.
Confederate States of America. Army--Officers--Biography.
Confederate States of America. Army--Officers--Correspondence.
Jordan, Thomas.
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives, Confederate.
Urquhart, David.
Shiloh, Battle of, Tenn., 1862.
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Biographical

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.

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Collection Overview

The 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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Detailed Description of the Collection

Letter and book, 1880, 1933.
2 items.
Folder 1
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.

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