William T. Cooper Papers
Scope and Contents
This collection contains Civil war letters pertaining to William T. Cooper who served in the Confederate army in the 12th Alabama Infantry.
The letters describe his thoughts at the beginning of the war with letters home, and towards the end his demoralization with the war thinking that Confederate President Jefferson Davis could end it if he wanted to.
Dates
- 1861 - 1864
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Biographical / Historical
William T. Cooper served in the 12th Alabama Regiment during the Civil War and his regiment stayed in Virginia during the whole term of the war. The 12th Alabama Regiment started out with 1196 soldiers in 1861 and by the end of the Confederate surrender at Appomattox only about fifty remained. Cooper died after the defense of Petersburg.
Extent
0.25 Cubic Feet (One half document box.)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection is arranged chronologically.
Processing Information
Accession 17-001 was processed by Jennifer Wiggins 2017-09-21.
Finding aid added to ArchivesSpace by Tori Buchanan 2021.
- Title
- Guide to the William T. Cooper Papers
- Subtitle
- Record Group 1226
- Status
- Under Revision
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Auburn University Special Collections and Archives Repository
Auburn University
Ralph Brown Draughon Library
231 Mell Street
Auburn Alabama 36849
334-844-1732
archives@auburn.edu
