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Long Family Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 1001

Scope and Contents

This collection contains a small envelope addressed to Mrs. N.W.E. Long at Perote, Pike [Bullock] County, Alabama, from Private Long, Co. 'B' 51st Ala., and a letter from Mrs. M. A. Jackson to her sister, Mrs. M. J. Long, dated May 16, 1862. The letter consists of questions inquiring about family members, such as their health and whereabouts.

Dates

  • Creation: May 16, 1862

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research.

Biographical / Historical

Private Long was a member of the 51st Alabama Cavalry Regiment, a regiment organized at Oxford on August 11, 1862, with men from Calhoun, Dallas, Mobile, Montgomery, Perry, Pike, Saint Clair, Talldega, and Tuscaloosa counties. Ordered to Tennessee, the regiment was under the command of General Nathan Bedford Forrest. The regiment laid down its arms at Durham Station near Raleigh, North Carolina, on April 26, 1865.

Full Extent

0.25 Cubic Feet (1/2 letter DOC Box, 4 folders )

Language of Materials

English

Arrangement

This finding aid is organized into accessions. Each accession represents an addition to the collection. Each accession also represents a transfer of physical and legal custody of archival materials from the donor(s) to Auburn University Special Collections and Archives.

Processing Information

Accession 06-032 processed by Deborah Belcher, 2006. Finding aid entered into ArchivesSpace by Shelby Strozier, 2024. Finding aid edited in Archives Space by Phyllis Simmons, 2026.

Title
Guide to Long Family Collection
Status
Completed
Subtitle
Record Group 1001
Author
Deborah Belcher
Date
November 2006
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Auburn University Special Collections and Archives Repository

Contact:
Auburn University
Ralph Brown Draughon Library
231 Mell Street
Auburn Alabama 36849
334-844-1732