De Renne Confederate States of America collection

Descriptive Summary
Title: De Renne Confederate States of America collection
Creator: Alexander, Edward Porter, 1835-1910
Creator: Hardee, William Joseph, 1815-1873
Creator: Stephens, Alexander Hamilton, 1812-1883
Inclusive Dates: 1844-1915
Bulk Dates: 1860-1880
Language(s): English
Extent: 0.25 Linear Feet 47 folders
Collection Number: ms1135
Repository: Hargrett Library

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Collection Description

Scope and Content

The collection consists of miscellaneous correspondences and photographs collected by the De Renne family that pertain to a variety of individuals who were active participants in the cause of the Confederacy. The collection includes some correspondence written during the civil war, but the majority is letters of reminiscence and anecdotes from the post-war period. Correspondences are from: Edward Porter Alexander, William J. Hardee, Benjamin Harvey Hill, James Longstreet, Alexander Hamilton Stephens, and Robert Toombs.

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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

De Renne Confederate States of America collection, ms 1135. Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

Finding Aid Publication

Finding aid prepared on: 2017.

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Related Materials and Subjects

Subject Terms

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Series Descriptions and Folder Listing

 

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Edward Porter Alexander letters, 1877, 1884

 

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2

John B. Baldwin letter, 1871

 

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John A. Campbell letter, 1862

 

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4

Charles Conrad letter, 1884

 

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5

W.D. Corse letter, 1876

 

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6

George Davis letter and photograph, 1887

 

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7

Varina Davis letter

 

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8

James Flowers receipt for payment, 1864

 

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9

Walter Gwynn letter, 1865

 

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10

William J. Hardee letter, 1873

 

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11

Isham G. Harris letter and clipping, 1887

 

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12

B.H. Helair letter, 1863

 

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13

Benjamin Harvey Hill letter, 1874

 

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14

Henry Rootes Jackson signed photograph and engraving, 1892

 

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Robert M. T. Hunter letter, 1868

 

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15

Eppa Hunton letter

 

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16

Bradley T. Johnson letter, 1871

 

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17

E. A. Johnson letter, 1861

 

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18

Joseph E. Johnson letter

 

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19

Catesby AP R. Jones letter, 1862

 

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20

Samuel Jones letter

 

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21

Del Kemper letter, 1870

 

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22

James H. Lane letter, 1876

 

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23

G. W. C. Lee letter, 1871

 

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24

Mildred Lee letters and obituary (photocopy), 1905, undated

 

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25

Stephen D. Lee letter, 1876

 

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26

James Longstreet letter, 1882

 

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27

William Porcher Miles letter, 1870

 

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28

John T. Morgan letter, 1877

 

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29

W. N. Pendleton letter

 

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30

J. Perkins letter, 1870

 

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31

John H. Reagan letter, 1883

 

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32

James A. Seddens letter, 1864

 

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33

Raphael Semmes signature

 

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34

Receipt for Female Slave, Shelby, North Carolina , 1863

 

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Robert H. Smith letter, 1875

 

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William Smith letters, 1871, 1880

 

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37

Alexander H. Stephens letter, 1869

 

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38

William B. Taliaferro letter, 1861

 

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39

M. Jeff Thompson letter, 1866

 

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40

Robert Toombs letters, 1856, undated

 

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41

A. J. Vaughan letter, 1888

 

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42

E. C. Walthall letter, 1896

 

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Edward Willis letter, 1863

 

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Henry A. Wise letters, 1844, 1882

 

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Joseph Wheeler photograph (cabinet card), 1915

 

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Members of President's Staff--page from book, circa 1861-1864