Summary: | William Hemsley Emory was born on September 7, 1811 in Queen Anne's County, Maryland. Moved by familial concerns at the outbreak of the Civil War, Emory resigned his command on May 9, 1861, an action he immediately regretted. He tried to intercept the written dispatch of his resignation before it could be delivered, but failed in his efforts. The papers of William H. Emory cover the period 1861 to 1873 with the bulk of the material dating from 1861 when he was trying to remedy the problems connected with his hasty and much regretted resignation. The collection consists of letters to Emory from his wife, Matilda Bache Emory, and his brother, J. R. Emory, and manuscript copies of letters in Emory's behalf from General Winfield Scott and Lieutenant A. V. Colburn during the "resignation" period. For more information, see the complete finding aid to the collection at http://hdl.handle.net/1903.1/1235. |
Creator: | Emory, William H. (William Hemsley), 1811-1887 |
Emory, Matilda |
Century: | 1801-1900 |
Place of origin – Country: | United States of America |
Place of origin – Region: | Maryland |
Kansas |
District of Columbia |
Place of origin – Settlement: | Washington |
Fort Leavenworth |
Temporal subject: |
1871-1880
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1861-1870
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Geographical subject – Continent: | North America |
Geographical subject – Country: | United States of America |
Topical subjects: | Emory, William H. -- (William Hemsley), -- 1811-1887 -- Archives |
Gadsden Purchase -- History -- Sources
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Maryland -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Social conditions -- Sources |
United States. -- Army -- Military life -- History -- Sources |
Mexican War, 1846-1848 -- Sources
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ArchivesUM location: | William Emory papers
- series 1
- box 1
- folder Correspondence and Notes, 1861-1872
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Repository: | Historical Manuscripts |
Browse terms: | War, Military |
Personal and Family Lives |
Copyright holder: | Public Domain |
Collection may be protected under Title 17 of the U.S. Copyright Law. To obtain permission to publish or reproduce, please contact the University of Maryland Libraries at http://digital.lib.umd.edu/archivesum/contact.jsp. |