Folder 5
Container
Contains 25 Results:
Special Orders, allowing BG H.L. Benning to return home for 60 days medical leave, 1864 May 13
Item — Folder: 5, Item: 1
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The bulk of the collection deals with the financial transactions of (and especially debts owed to) Seaborn Jones, the records of his (and to a lesser degree Benning's) law practice, and the Civil War correspondence and records of Henry L. Benning. T he legal papers contain copies of suits and various estate proceedings for a wide variety of individuals; these items reflect other aspects of antebellum life in Georgia, particularly the institution of slavery. Jones's papers included a leather...
Dates:
Other: 1864 May 13
Obituary, Malinda Lewis White Benning (mother of Henry L. Benning), 1864 June 12
Item — Folder: 5, Item: 2
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The bulk of the collection deals with the financial transactions of (and especially debts owed to) Seaborn Jones, the records of his (and to a lesser degree Benning's) law practice, and the Civil War correspondence and records of Henry L. Benning. T he legal papers contain copies of suits and various estate proceedings for a wide variety of individuals; these items reflect other aspects of antebellum life in Georgia, particularly the institution of slavery. Jones's papers included a leather...
Dates:
Other: 1864 June 12
BG H.L. Benning, letter from Herman Perry, advising him of the situation of his brigade, now involved in the siege of Petersburg (Benning was wounded in the Wilderness Campaign in May 1864, and was recuperating at home in GA, 1864 June 22
Item — Folder: 5, Item: 3
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The bulk of the collection deals with the financial transactions of (and especially debts owed to) Seaborn Jones, the records of his (and to a lesser degree Benning's) law practice, and the Civil War correspondence and records of Henry L. Benning. T he legal papers contain copies of suits and various estate proceedings for a wide variety of individuals; these items reflect other aspects of antebellum life in Georgia, particularly the institution of slavery. Jones's papers included a leather...
Dates:
Other: 1864 June 22
General Robert E. Lee, copy of letter from GEN U.S. Grant, outlining the terms of surrender for the Army of Northern Virginia, 1864 April 9
Item — Folder: 5, Item: 4
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The bulk of the collection deals with the financial transactions of (and especially debts owed to) Seaborn Jones, the records of his (and to a lesser degree Benning's) law practice, and the Civil War correspondence and records of Henry L. Benning. T he legal papers contain copies of suits and various estate proceedings for a wide variety of individuals; these items reflect other aspects of antebellum life in Georgia, particularly the institution of slavery. Jones's papers included a leather...
Dates:
Other: 1864 April 9
Same as Letter #4 above, but in different handwriting (Seaborn Jones Benning, AAG, Benning’s Brigade), 1864 April 9
Item — Folder: 5, Item: 5
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The bulk of the collection deals with the financial transactions of (and especially debts owed to) Seaborn Jones, the records of his (and to a lesser degree Benning's) law practice, and the Civil War correspondence and records of Henry L. Benning. T he legal papers contain copies of suits and various estate proceedings for a wide variety of individuals; these items reflect other aspects of antebellum life in Georgia, particularly the institution of slavery. Jones's papers included a leather...
Dates:
Other: 1864 April 9
General Orders No. 9, handwritten copy (pencil), of General Lee’s Farewell to the Army of Northern Virginia, 1864 April 10
Item — Folder: 5, Item: 6
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The bulk of the collection deals with the financial transactions of (and especially debts owed to) Seaborn Jones, the records of his (and to a lesser degree Benning's) law practice, and the Civil War correspondence and records of Henry L. Benning. T he legal papers contain copies of suits and various estate proceedings for a wide variety of individuals; these items reflect other aspects of antebellum life in Georgia, particularly the institution of slavery. Jones's papers included a leather...
Dates:
Other: 1864 April 10
Same as #6 above, pen and ink copy of Lee’s Farewell Address (Seaborn Jones Benning, AAG, Benning’s Brigade), 1864 April 10
Item — Folder: 5, Item: 7
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The bulk of the collection deals with the financial transactions of (and especially debts owed to) Seaborn Jones, the records of his (and to a lesser degree Benning's) law practice, and the Civil War correspondence and records of Henry L. Benning. T he legal papers contain copies of suits and various estate proceedings for a wide variety of individuals; these items reflect other aspects of antebellum life in Georgia, particularly the institution of slavery. Jones's papers included a leather...
Dates:
Other: 1864 April 10
Surrender Agreement, pencil copy, between Army of Northern Virginia and Army of the US, containing five paragraphs with further details of the terms of surrender, 1865 April 10
Item — Folder: 5, Item: 8
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The bulk of the collection deals with the financial transactions of (and especially debts owed to) Seaborn Jones, the records of his (and to a lesser degree Benning's) law practice, and the Civil War correspondence and records of Henry L. Benning. T he legal papers contain copies of suits and various estate proceedings for a wide variety of individuals; these items reflect other aspects of antebellum life in Georgia, particularly the institution of slavery. Jones's papers included a leather...
Dates:
Other: 1865 April 10
Copy of Special Orders issued by HQ, US Army, through HQ Army of Northern Virginia, allowing CSA Officers to pass through Federal lines and to use Federal transportation in order to return to their homes, 1865 April 10
Item — Folder: 5, Item: 9
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The bulk of the collection deals with the financial transactions of (and especially debts owed to) Seaborn Jones, the records of his (and to a lesser degree Benning's) law practice, and the Civil War correspondence and records of Henry L. Benning. T he legal papers contain copies of suits and various estate proceedings for a wide variety of individuals; these items reflect other aspects of antebellum life in Georgia, particularly the institution of slavery. Jones's papers included a leather...
Dates:
Other: 1865 April 10
Pen and Ink Copy of #9 above (by Seaborn Jones Benning, AAG, Benning’s Brigade), 1865 April 10
Item — Folder: 5, Item: 10
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The bulk of the collection deals with the financial transactions of (and especially debts owed to) Seaborn Jones, the records of his (and to a lesser degree Benning's) law practice, and the Civil War correspondence and records of Henry L. Benning. T he legal papers contain copies of suits and various estate proceedings for a wide variety of individuals; these items reflect other aspects of antebellum life in Georgia, particularly the institution of slavery. Jones's papers included a leather...
Dates:
Other: 1865 April 10