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A Guide to the Rufus Brooks Mann Papers, 1862-1869
Biographical NoteRufus Brooks Mann (1832-1902), educator, Texas Ranger, and Confederate soldier, was born in North Carolina in 1832. Mann graduated from the University of North Carolina and in 1859-1860 he moved to Mt. Vernon, Texas where he served as head of the Franklin Academy. In 1861, Mann married Mollie (Mary Eudora) Fanning (1839-1893). Mann joined the Titus County Mount Vernon Grays, 8th Brigade of the Texas State Troops, a division of the Texas Rangers. He was mustered into service in the Confederate States Army in 1862. He was stationed at Camp Lubbock, Texas and saw action in Arkansas. Return to the Table of Contents Scope and Contents of the RecordsThe Rufus Brooks Mann Civil War Letters, 1862-1869, contain correspondence between Mann and his wife and personal documents. The bulk of the letters were written by Mann's wife, Mary Eudora "Mollie" Fanning Mann, from Mt. Vernon, Texas to Mann in the field during the Civil War. Topics cover daily events at Mt. Vernon during the Civil War. Also included are a letter from Rufus to Mollie, Rufus’s temporary discharge and Baccalaureate diploma, an invitation to a commencement ball, and Rufus Mann’s local correspondence at Mt. Vernon. Return to the Table of Contents
Return to the Table of Contents RestrictionsAccess RestrictionsUnrestricted access. Use RestrictionsMaterials may be under copyright protection. US copyright law does allow for reproduction of materials under copyright for uses such as critique, criticism, news reporting, teaching (including multiple copies for classroom use), scholarship, or research. The researcher has full responsibility for determining copyright status, locating copyright holders, and abiding by current copyright laws when publishing or displaying copies of Special Collections material in print or electronic form. Return to the Table of Contents
Return to the Table of Contents Administrative InformationPreferred CitationRufus Brooks Mann Papers (RBP). Archives and Records Program, Texas General Land Office, Austin. Accession InformationThe Rufus Mann Civil War Papers were donated to the Texas General Land Office, Archives & Records, by Doris S. Moore in 2008. Processing InformationProcessed by Lauren Goodley, October 2009. Digital CopiesThis collection has been digitized. See Detailed Description of the Collection below. PDF links were taken from: Texas General Land Office Land Grant Database Input: Original Grantee: Mann, Rufus. Return to the Table of Contents Detailed Description of the Collection
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