Jefferson Davis letter to Mary Lamar Cobb, 1888 October 2

Summary

Creator:

Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889

Date:

1888 October 2

Extent:

1 folder(s) (1 letter)

Language:

English

Preferred citation:

Jefferson Davis letter to Mary Lamar Cobb, ms464, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection consists of one letter: dated Beauvoir, Mississippi, October 2, 1888, "My dear Mrs. Cobb," signed "Jefferson Davis," regarding allegations that prisoners were starved during confinement at Andersonville Prison, and supplies sent to the prison from General Howell Cobb's plantation.

Biographical / historical:

Jefferson Davis (1808-1889) was a Mexican War hero, U.S. senator from Mississippi, U.S. secretary of war and president of the Confederate States of America throughout the American Civil War.

For more information, see the article "Jefferson Davis" in the Encyclopedia Britannica Online.

Indexed terms

Subjects:

Correspondence

Names:

Andersonville Prison
Cobb, Mary Ann Lamar, 1818-1889 -- Correspondence
Cobb, Howell, 1815-1868

Places:

Georgia -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Prisoners and prisons.

Preferred citation:

Jefferson Davis letter to Mary Lamar Cobb, ms464, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.