Stouten Hubert Dent Papers
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of correspondence (1860-65) from Dent to his wife, Anna Beall (Young) Dent, recounting his military service; correspondence (1861-63) from Anna Dent to S.H. Dent; correspondence (1857-59) to Dent from his father, Stouten Warren Dent; miscellaneous family correspondence (1857-61); and a letter (1847) from Henry L. Lowe (no relation), serving in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War.
Dates
- 1847 - 1865
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Biographical / Historical
Stouten Hubert Dent, a Maryland native, practiced law in Eufaula, Alabama from 1856-1861. He enlisted in the Eufaula Rifles and became adjutant of the 1st Alabama Infantry in 1861. In April 1862, he joined the newly-formed Robertson's Battery, later called Dent's Battery when he became its captain in 1863. After the war, he returned to Eufaula, where he entered business and practiced law.
Extent
.75 Cubic Feet (One document box and one half document box.)
Language of Materials
English
Existence and Location of Copies
This collection can also be found in the Auburn University Libraries' Digital Collections: Civil War Diaries and Letters. Microfilm copies are located in the Microfilms department of Ralph Brown Draughon Library and at the Alabama Department of Archives and History vault.
General
Stouten Hubert Dent and John Horry Dent were distant relatives. See Ray Mathis, John Horry Dent (University of Alabama press, 1979), P. 231, note 3.
Processing Information
Accession 3-23-70 was processed by CJD September, 1970.
Accession 99-152 was found by Tori Buchanan June 23, 2022. Original processor and processing date unknown.
Accession 08-021 was processed by Michael Law April, 2008.
Finding aid entered into ArchivesSpace by Tori Buchanan 2022.
- Title
- Guide to the Stouten Hubert Dent Papers
- Subtitle
- Record Group 86
- Status
- Under Revision
- 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
