Bragg, Braxton, Papers, 1861, Date acquired: 00/00/1984
Collection context
Summary
- Creator:
- Bragg, Braxton
- Extent:
- 1.00 items
- Language:
- English
Background
- Scope and content:
Commander, Confederate Troops at Pensacola, 1861-1862.
Microfilm of the Pensacola portion of the Braxton Bragg Papers, 1861, dealing with activities at Pensacola, attack on Fort Pickens, correspondence from Montgomery and Richmond, and other materials relateing to the defense of Pensacola.
OTHER INFORMATION: The microfilm covers the material in two folders; the first folder is Bragg's reports and letters describing conditions in Pensacola, plans for attack, requests for supplies, letters to wife (Bragg's outgoing correspondence). The second folder consists of the incoming reports, letters, telegrams, and orders from Richmond and Montgomery including letters from the commander of Fort Pickens. File ends November 23, 1861.
See full description of collection at Western Reserve filed in Special Collections Accession File, for his other records throughout the Civil War.
- Acquisition information:
- Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio, 1984
- Processing information:
Cataloged 03/29/1984
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- Pensacola (Fla.)--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.
Florida--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.
Montgomery (Ala.)
Richmond (Va.)
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.
Fort Barrancas (Fla.)--History--1861.
Fort Pickens (Fla.)--History--1861.
Pensacola (Fla.)--History--1861.
Generals--Confederate States of America. - Names:
- Bragg, Braxton, 1817-1876.
Access and use
- Restrictions:
Open to researchers, dependent on our compliance with U.S. Copyright Law, HIPPA requirements, donor agreements and other applicable state and federal statutes. Occasionally we may need to review a collection before permitting immediate access.
- Terms of access:
Digital photography, scanning, and photocopying of materials is prohibited. Permission may be granted by the Special Collections Librarian for such reprography dependent on issues of copyright, ownership, condition, donor agreements, etc. In general, staff do not make reproductions of copyright materials or materials for which title is not owned by the institution. Recent revisions in the U.S. Copyright Law extended the copyright of correspondence, letters, and other personal papers to the life of the author plus seventy years.Users should cite as "Braxton Bragg Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, from microfilm edition at University of West Florida.
- Location of this collection:
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University Archives and West Florida History Center11000 University PkwyPensacolaFL32514USA
