A Guide to the United Confederate Veterans Ledger
Finding aid created by Stephen Jackson
University of Florida Smathers Libraries - Special and Area Studies Collections
December 2007
Descriptive Summary |
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| Title: | United Confederate Veterans Ledger | |
| Dates: | 1868 | |
| Abstract: | This ledger contains meeting notes, biographies of members, member roles, and news clippings from Camp Stewart (no. 155) of the United Confederate Veterans in Jasper, Florida. | |
| Extent: | 1 volume. | |
| Identification: | PKY 88.010 | |
Biographical/Historical Note
Henry Stewart formed a company nicknamed the "Hamilton Blues" for the Confederacy during the Civil War. After the war, this Florida native was elected as Camp Commander and namesake for Fort Stewart of the United Confederate Veterans located in Jasper, Florida. The organization was designed to orchestrate memorials to Confederate veterans and support those veterans and their widows.
Scope and Content
This ledger contains meeting notes, biographies of members, member roles, and news clippings from Camp Stewart (no. 155) of the United Confederate Veterans in Jasper, Florida. Includes short biographies of Camp officers, news clippings concerning the organization, member lists, and general notes regarding the organization in this volume.
Access or Use Restrictions
Access
Collection is open for research.
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], United Confederate Veterans Ledger, Special and Area Studies Collections, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida.
Selected Subjects and Access Points |
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| Jasper (Fla.) -- Social Conditions. | ||
| United Confederate Veterans. | ||
| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Societies, etc. -- Confederate States. | ||
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