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A Guide to the S. G. Davidson Papers, 1860-1861
Biographical NoteS. 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. Return to the Table of Contents Scope and ContentsThe 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. Return to the Table of Contents RestrictionsAccess RestrictionsThis collection is open for research use. Return to the Table of Contents
Return to the Table of Contents Administrative InformationPreferred CitationS. G. Davidson Papers, 1860-1861, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin. Processing InformationThis 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. Return to the Table of Contents Detailed Description of the Papers
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