Wellborn Family Letters

Wellborn Family Letters

John Horry Dent, Maximillian B. Wellborn's maternal grandfather, who came to Alabama in 1836, was a prosperous Barbour County planter. In 1866, he sold his plantation and bought a farm in Floyd County, Georgia, where he died in 1892. Charles Iverson Graves, Wellborn's father-in-law and a G...

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Main Author: Dent, John Horry, 1815-1892; Graves, Charles Iverson, 1838-1891; Wellborn, Maximillian Bethune, 1862-1957; Wellborn Family
Format: Electronic
Published: Auburn University Libraries
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Letters
Online Access:http://content.lib.auburn.edu/u?/civil2,27903
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collection Civil War Letters Collection
building Auburn University Digital Library
publisher Auburn University Libraries
topic Letters
spellingShingle Letters
Wellborn Family Letters
Dent, John Horry, 1815-1892; Graves, Charles Iverson, 1838-1891; Wellborn, Maximillian Bethune, 1862-1957; Wellborn Family
fulltopic Letters
Dent, John H. (John Herbert), 1782-1823; Dent, John Horry, 1840-1864; Graves, Margaret Lea, b. 1840; Wellborn, Emma Julia, 1838-1896; Confederate States of America. Navy--Officers; Constitution (Frigate); United States. Navy--Cruise, 1857-1859; United States. Navy--Officers; Agriculture--Georgia; Farm life--Georgia; Farm management--Georgia; Farmers--Georgia; Plantations--Alabama; Plantations--Georgia; Anniston (Ala.)--History; Barbour County (Ala.)--History; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives, Confederate;
History – 1838-1874: Sectionalism, the Civil War and Reconstruction; Peoples -- Military Life; Government and Politics -- Military
description John Horry Dent, Maximillian B. Wellborn's maternal grandfather, who came to Alabama in 1836, was a prosperous Barbour County planter. In 1866, he sold his plantation and bought a farm in Floyd County, Georgia, where he died in 1892. Charles Iverson Graves, Wellborn's father-in-law and a Georgia native, served as a midshipman aboard the U.S.S. Minnesota of the East India and China Squadron in 1853, spending several months in China. He graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1857. In 1861 he resigned his commission and entered the Confederate Navy. This collection contains correspondence of John Horry Dent.
spelling Wellborn Family LettersDent, John Horry, 1815-1892; Graves, Charles Iverson, 1838-1891; Wellborn, Maximillian Bethune, 1862-1957; Wellborn FamilyDent, John H. (John Herbert), 1782-1823; Dent, John Horry, 1840-1864; Graves, Margaret Lea, b. 1840; Wellborn, Emma Julia, 1838-1896; Confederate States of America. Navy--Officers; Constitution (Frigate); United States. Navy--Cruise, 1857-1859; United States. Navy--Officers; Agriculture--Georgia; Farm life--Georgia; Farm management--Georgia; Farmers--Georgia; Plantations--Alabama; Plantations--Georgia; Anniston (Ala.)--History; Barbour County (Ala.)--History; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives, Confederate;History – 1838-1874: Sectionalism, the Civil War and Reconstruction; Peoples -- Military Life; Government and Politics -- MilitaryJohn Horry Dent, Maximillian B. Wellborn's maternal grandfather, who came to Alabama in 1836, was a prosperous Barbour County planter. In 1866, he sold his plantation and bought a farm in Floyd County, Georgia, where he died in 1892. Charles Iverson Graves, Wellborn's father-in-law and a Georgia native, served as a midshipman aboard the U.S.S. Minnesota of the East India and China Squadron in 1853, spending several months in China. He graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1857. In 1861 he resigned his commission and entered the Confederate Navy. This collection contains correspondence of John Horry Dent.Auburn University Libraries1860-18649 letters, various lengthsTextPDFRG 0166This image is the property of the Auburn University Libraries and is intended for non-commercial use. Users of the image are asked to acknowledge the Auburn University Libraries. For information about obtaining high-resolution copies of this and other images in this collection, please contact the Auburn University Libraries Special Collections & Archives Department at archives@auburn.edu or (334) 844-1732.www.american-south.orgengWellborn Family LettersAuburn University Libraries. Special Collections and Archives.http://cdm17353.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/civil2/id/27903
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