| United Daughters of the Confederacy Collection |
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| 1912/11 |
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| NO RESTRICTIONS |
| 00/10/02/24 |
| Mrs. Henry Loughborough’s recollections about her experiences in Richmond during the Civil War, written in November 1912. Mentioned are: John Brown, Ossowotomie Brown, Bishop Wilmer, Colonel Fontaines, Colonel R.E. Lee, Andrew Hunter, Mr. Loughborough – author’s husband, Mr. McClelland – cousin to General McClelland and author’s uncle, Dr. Cabell, Mrs. Cary, Mrs. Burton Harrison, Miss Hartley Grahame, Captain Robert Caskie, Maggie Howel - President Davis’sister-in-law. Mentioned also were Mrs. Hallery, Mrs Semmes, Mrs. Fitzgerald and Mrs. Ives. Major General E. D. Keys, Major Van Eereke. References are made to the Bread Riots, Fort Sumter, First Battle of Bull Run, Montezuma Plantation. Major Maynard, John Mitchell, Daniel O’Connel, Hardemans Stuart, Father Bixio, General Hunter, General Echols, Colonel Strother, Governor Letcher, Colonel Walter Taylor, Mr. Merrick of Maryland and Mr. Rust of Delaware are discussed. Colonell Ould, Mr. Pyne – friend of Lincoln’s, Mrs. Keyes – wife of General E. D. Keyes, Admiral Porter, General Baker, Mrs. Bisssell, Mrs. Pulitzer – niece to President Davis, Captain McHenry. Marshall Kane, ConfederateV.P. Stephens, Colonel Mulford, and General De Trebriand. Mrs. Surrat, Ben Butler, Mr. Bradley are discussed. |
