Sansom, Emma

Sansom, Emma

Emma Samson (1847-1900) was a native of Georgia who moved with her family to Alabama when she was just a child. In 1863, as a teenager, she aided Confederate Brigadier General Nathan Bedford Forrest in crossing Black Creek near Gadsden, Alabama, in Forrest's pursuit of Union Colonel Abel Streig...

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Main Author: unknown
Format: Electronic
Published: University of South Alabama Archives, McCall Library
Subjects:
Mobile
Online Access:http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/usa01/id/469
format Electronic
collection Eric Overbey Collection
building University of South Alabama Archives, McCall Library
publisher University of South Alabama Archives, McCall Library
topic Mobile
spellingShingle Mobile
Sansom, Emma
unknown
fulltopic Mobile
Peoples of Alabama; History;
Gadsden; Emma Sansom; Civil War; Nathan Bedford Forrest; Abel Streight; women; portraits
Emma Sansom; Civil War;
Alabama; Forrest, Nathan Bedford; Civil War;
Women -- Alabama; Alabama -- History;
description Emma Samson (1847-1900) was a native of Georgia who moved with her family to Alabama when she was just a child. In 1863, as a teenager, she aided Confederate Brigadier General Nathan Bedford Forrest in crossing Black Creek near Gadsden, Alabama, in Forrest's pursuit of Union Colonel Abel Streight.
spelling Sansom, EmmaPeoples of Alabama; History;Gadsden; Emma Sansom; Civil War; Nathan Bedford Forrest; Abel Streight; women; portraitsEmma Samson (1847-1900) was a native of Georgia who moved with her family to Alabama when she was just a child. In 1863, as a teenager, she aided Confederate Brigadier General Nathan Bedford Forrest in crossing Black Creek near Gadsden, Alabama, in Forrest's pursuit of Union Colonel Abel Streight.unknownThe Doy Leale McCall Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of South Alabaman.d.ImagejpegSansom, EmmaHill Lantern Slideseng.U.S. and international copyright laws may apply to this digital image. Use of this image without the prior permission of The McCall Library is prohibited. Please contact The McCall Library for permission to use this image.Emma Sansom; Civil War;Alabama; Forrest, Nathan Bedford; Civil War;Women -- Alabama; Alabama -- History;http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/usa01/id/469
title Sansom, Emma
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