Descriptive Summary
Davidson, S. G.
S. G. Davidson Papers
1860-1861
Materials are written in English.
20 items
Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The
University of Texas at Austin
The S. G. Davidson Papers, 1860-1861,
consist of correspondence between Davidson and his wife Mary regarding Austin at the
time of Secession and frontier defense during the Civil War. The collection also
includes photostat of an 1861 Belton newspaper.
Biographical Note
S. G. and Mary Davidson had several children and lived in Belton, Texas. During the
Civil War, Capt. Davidson served under Lt. Col. T. C. Frost in the First Mounted
Rifles Regiment of the Confederate Army. While stationed at Fort Chadbourne, he died
during a skirmish with Native Americans in June 1861.
Source:
Cox, Mike.
The Texas Rangers: Wearing the Cinco Peso,
1821-1900. New York: Forge, 2008.
Scope and Contents
The S. G. Davidson Papers, 1860-1861, consist of correspondence between Davidson and
his wife Mary regarding Austin at the time of Secession and frontier defense during
the Civil War. The collection also includes photostat of an 1861 Belton
newspaper.
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for research use.
Index Terms
Subjects (Persons)
Davidson, S. G. -- Archives.
Davidson, Mary
Subjects (Organizations)
Confederate States of America. Army. Texas Mounted
Riflemen Regiment, 1st.
Texas. Convention (1861).
Subjects
Secession -- Texas.
Places
Fort Chadbourne (Tex.)
Camp Colorado (Tex.)
Texas -- History -- Civil War,
1861-1865.
Preferred Citation
S. G. Davidson Papers, 1860-1861, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The
University of Texas at Austin.
Processing Information
This collection was processed by Claire Maxwell, April 23, 1985.
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
Correspondence and newspaper article, 1860-1861