A Guide to the Daniel Ruggles Papers, 1846-1909
Descriptive Summary | ||
| Creator: | Ruggles, Daniel, 1810-1897 | |
| Title: | Ruggles, Daniel, Papers | |
| Dates: | 1810-1897 | |
| Abstract: | Correspondence and newspaper clippings comprise the Daniel Ruggles Papers, 1846-1909, documenting his military career and business aspirations. | |
| Accession No.: | 1926 | |
| OCLC No.: | 752530614 | |
| Extent: | 24 items | |
| Language: | Materials are written in English. | |
| Repository: | Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, University of Texas at Austin | |
Biographical Note
Soldier Daniel Ruggles (1810-1897), born in Barre, Massachusetts, graduated from West Point in 1833, fought in the Second Seminole War, and arrived in Texas in 1845, where he soon served in the Mexican War. In 1861, during the onset of the Civil War, he quit the U. S. Army and joined the Virginia Volunteers for the Confederacy as a brigadier general. He fought in several battles, including Aquia Creek, Mathias Point, and Shiloh, where he is remembered for directing the Confederate artillery barrage against the Union forces in the “hornet’s nest.”
Source:
Thorson, Lysa. “Daniel Ruggles.” Find a Grave. Accessed August 29, 2011.http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=11069.
Scope and Contents
Correspondence and newspaper clippings comprise the Daniel Ruggles Papers, 1846-1909, documenting his military career and business aspirations. Correspondence between Ruggles’ family, primarily his brother, concerns his experiences in the Mexican War, his work as a soldier in Texas during the 1850’s, and opportunities for entering the cattle business in the Fort Belknap area. Newspaper clippings concern the infringement of Ruggles patent concerning a method for precipitating rainstorms, General Dyrenforth’s rainmaking balloon, and an obituary for Mortimer B. Ruggles.
Restrictions
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for research use.
Index Terms | ||
| Subjects (Persons) | ||
| Ruggles, Daniel, 1810-1897 -- Archives. | ||
| Ruggles, Gardner. | ||
| Subjects | ||
| Mexican War, 1846-1848 -- Personal narratives, American. | ||
| Places | ||
| Mexico (City) -- History -- 19th century -- Sources. | ||
| Tacubaya (Mexico City, Mexico) -- History -- 19th century -- Sources. | ||
| Jolalpan, Mexico -- History -- 19th century -- Sources. | ||
| Veracruz (Mexico : State) -- History -- 19th century -- Sources. | ||
| Virginia -- History -- 19th century -- Sources. | ||
| Austin (Tex.) -- History -- 19th century -- Sources. | ||
| San Antonio (Tex.) -- History -- 19th century -- Sources. | ||
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Daniel Ruggles Papers, 1846-1909, 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 | |||||||||||||
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| 2G30 | Correspondence, 1846-1909 | ||||||||||||
| Newspaper clippings | |||||||||||||