J. A. Shingleur Letters
Scope and Content
Sixteen letters written by J. A. Shingleur to his wife in Georgia from Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi. Also includes 4 letters written from the North after the war. Subjects include army life, family affairs, business.
Dates
- 1863 - 1880
Creator
- Shingleur, J.A. (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
None.
Rights Statement
Any requests for permission to publish, quote, or reproduce materials from this collection must be submitted in writing to the Coordinator of Manuscripts or Manuscripts Librarian for Special Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Mississippi State University as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.
Biographical Note
James Augustus Shingleur was born on 17 February 1839 to James Simon and Elizabeth A. Frederick Shingleur in South Carolina. During his life, he served as a Confederate soldier during the American Civil War. He was Assistant Adjutant and Inspector General to Samuel Gibbs French. He married Martha Elvira Flewellen Shingleur and fathered eight children, three whom did not survive infancy. Shingleur died on 7 March 1895 in Jackson, Mississippi.
Extent
0.12 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
English
System of Arrangement
This collection is arranged chronologically.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Loaned for copying by W.L. Cross.
Accruals
No further accruals are expected.
Existence and Location of Originals
Unknown.
Preservation Note
The collection has been enclosed in acid-free, archival-quality folders and box.
Processing Note
It is unclear who originally processed this collection.
Creator
- Shingleur, J.A. (Person)
- Title
- J. A. Shingleur Letters
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Original author unknown. Revised and completed by Carrie P. Mastley, Manuscripts Librarian, in April 2020.
- Date
- 2012-06
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Manuscripts Repository