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Unpublished Study of Montgomery C. Meigs by Carmen Brissette Grayson

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Identifier: SC 00152

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Scope and Contents

Unpublished paper by Carmen Brissette Grayson titled, "Montgomery C. Meigs: Informal Power Behind the Scenes, 1861-1862" with accompanying newspaper article from the Washington Post dated August 16, 1997.  The article features Grayson's research and the story of the Civil War in the Williamsburg area, as it related to Meigs and his family.

Grayson's work regarding Meigs was later published in an edited form in: The Peninsula Campaign of 1862: Yorktown to the Seven Days, edited by William J. Miller.  The title of her contribution to that publication: "Military Advisor to Stanton and Lincoln: Quartermaster General Montgomery C. Meigs and the Peninsula Campaign, January- August 1862."

Dates

  • Creation: circa 1997

Creator

Language of Materials

English

Conditions Governing Access:

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Conditions Governing Use:

Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.

Extent

0.01 Linear Foot

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Will Molineux, through the Williamsburg Historical Records Association.

Title
Guide to the Unpublished Study of Montgomery C. Meigs by Carmen Brissette Grayson
Date
2017-05-04
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
The collection description/finding aid is written in English

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections Research Center Repository

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