Leroy Pope Walker letter to John Beauchamp Jones, 1861 May 20

Summary

Creator:

Walker, Leroy Pope, 1817-1884

Date:

1861 May 20

Extent:

1 folder(s) 1 letter

Language:

English

Preferred citation:

Leroy Pope Walker letter to John Beauchamp Jones, ms 1150. Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection consists of one letter: dated Confederate States of America, War Department, Richmond, May 20, 1861, to J. B. Jones, Richmond, Virginia, from Leroy Pope Walker, in which Walker informs Jones that Jones has been "appointed to a clerkship in this Department."

Biographical / historical:

Leroy Pope Walker (1817-1884) was the first Confederate Secretary of War and later Brigadier General. For more information, see http://www.encyclopediaofalabama.org/article/h-1854

Indexed terms

Subjects:

Correspondence

Names:

Confederate States of America. War Dept. -- Officials and employees--Sources
Jones, J. B. (John Beauchamp), 1810-1866

Preferred citation:

Leroy Pope Walker letter to John Beauchamp Jones, ms 1150. Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.