Craig Barrow collection of Lieutenant Colonel Lewis Stevenson Craig papers, 1845-2006

Summary

Creator:

Barrow, Craig, III, 1942-

Date:

1845-2006

Extent:

1.5 Linear Feet 2 boxes, 1 oversized folder

Language:

English

Preferred citation:

Craig Barrow collection of Lieutenant Colonel Lewis Stevenson Craig papers, ms4386, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection contains correspondence between Craig Barrow, III and the author Bill Bragg regarding his research and writing about Lt. Col. Lewis S. Craig, the draft of Bragg's work An Officer of the Old Guard, original journal pages written by Lt. Col. Craig, and an account of the death of Elizabeth Church Robb. Also included are a map of the battle for Monterrey, Mexico, a locket of hair, and other ephemera.

Biographical / historical:

Lieutenant Colonel Lewis Steveson Craig (1807-1852) served in the U.S. Army in Florida and during the Mexican-American War.

Indexed terms

Subjects:

Historians -- Correspondence.
Manuscripts.
Mexican War, 1846-1848.
Maps, Military.
Journals (accounts)

Names:

Craig, Lewis Stevenson, 1807-1852
Bragg, William Harris

Preferred citation:

Craig Barrow collection of Lieutenant Colonel Lewis Stevenson Craig papers, ms4386, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.