Henry Rootes Jackson scrapbook


Descriptive Summary
Title: Henry Rootes Jackson scrapbook
Creator: Jackson, Henry R. (Henry Rootes), 1820-1898
Inclusive Dates: circa 1860
Language(s): English
Extent: 1 folder(s) (1 scrapbook)
Collection Number: ms1313
Repository: Hargrett Library

Collection Description

Historical Note

Henry R. Jackson (1820-1898), Brigadier General, Confederate States of America Army.

For more information, see the article Henry Rootes Jackson (1820-1898) in the New Georgia Encyclopedia.

Scope and Content

One scrapbook containing a number of pamphlets and clippings such as: Biographical Sketches of Hon. John C. Breckinbridge and General Joseph Lane (1860); Address of Hon. John C. Breckinridge preceding the Removal of the Senate from the old to the new chamber, January 4, 1859 (1860); Remarks of Hon. Joseph Lane, Dec. 19, 1859; The dividing line between federal and local authority (1859); Observations of territorial sovereignty (1860); Speech of Hon. J. P. Benjamin, May 22, 1860; Reply of Hon. Jefferson Davis to the speech of Senator Douglas, May 16-17, 1860 (1860); Speech of Hon. Robt. Toombs of Georgia, May 21, 1860; Speech of President Buchanan on the evening of Monday, July 9, 1860; Speech of Hon. Daniel S. Dickinson, July 18, 1860; Speech of Hon. B. F. Hallett, June 25, 1860; Minority report of Mr. Stephen (1860).