Descriptive Summary
Barksdale, F.D.
Billingslea,
B.C.
Briggs, Ann
E.
Crittenden
Family
Crittenden,
Ann
Crittenden,
John
Crittenden,
William
Davenport
Family
Davenport,
John
Davenport,
Nancy
Davenport,
William
Fleming,
Adela
Harvey
Family
Harvey,
Michael
Harvey,
Nancy
Owen,
C.G.
Owen, Elizabeth
G.
Davenport, Crittenden, and Harvey
Papers
1806,
1827-1894
Materials are written in English.
2 in.
Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The
University of Texas at Austin
The Davenport, Crittenden, and Harvey
Families Papers, 1806, 1827-1894, document the lives of the families and concern the
social and economic conditions in Georgia and Texas. The collection includes letters
written and received by John Crittenden, which describe his life as a soldier in the
Thirty-Fourth Alabama Regiment during the Civil War and are arranged
chronologically.
Biographical Note
Mrs. Nancy Davenport was the mother of Mrs. Ann Crittenden and Mrs. Nancy D. Harvey.
John Crittenden, from Notasulga, Alabama, was a schoolteacher before enlisting as a
First Sergeant in Co. E of the Thirty-Fourth Alabama Infantry Regiment in March
1862. During the Battle of Nashville (1864), he went missing in action and presumed
killed. His brother, William D. Crittenden, enlisted in the 1st Alabama Cavalry but
received a medical discharge in 1863.
Source: “Guide to the John Crittenden Papers.” Special Collections and Archives,
Auburn University. http://content.lib.auburn.edu/cdm4/item_viewer.php?CISOROOT=/findingaids&CISOPTR=99&CISOBOX=1&REC=15
(accessed on November 22, 2010)
Scope and Contents
The Davenport, Crittenden, and Harvey Families Papers, 1806, 1827-1894, document the
lives of the families and concern the social and economic conditions in Georgia and
Texas. The collection includes letters written and received by John Crittenden,
which describe his life as a soldier in the Thirty-Fourth Alabama Regiment during
the Civil War and are arranged chronologically.
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for research use.
Index Terms
Subjects (Persons)
Barksdale, F.D.
Billingslea, B.C.
Briggs, Ann E.
Crittenden family--Archives
Crittenden, Ann
Crittenden, John--Archives
Crittenden, William
Davenport family--Archives
Davenport, John
Davenport, Nancy
Davenport, William
Fleming, Adela
Harvey family--Archives
Harvey, Michael
Harvey, Nancy
Owen, C.G.
Owen, Elizabeth G.
Subjects (Organizations)
Confederate States of America. Army. Alabama Infantry
Regiment, 34th
Places
Crawfordville (Ga.)
Forney (Tex.)
Hancock County (Ga.)
Georgia--Social life and
customs
Madison (Ga.)
Navasota (Tex.)
Talbot County (Ga.)
Talbotton (Ga.)
Texas--Social life and
customs
Tyler (Tex.)
United States-- History--Civil War,
1861-1865
Preferred Citation
Davenport, Crittenden, and Harvey Families Papers, 1806, 1827-1894, Dolph Briscoe
Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin.
Processing Information
Basic processing and cataloging of this collection was supported with funds from the
National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) for the Briscoe
Center’s History Revealed: Bringing Collections to
Light project, 2009-2011.
Detailed Description of the Papers
Inventory
2D50
Letters 1827-1868
2D50
Copies of letters1806-1894