Folder 1

 Container

Contains 1 Result:

Douglas-Ferrell Papers

 Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS.0115
Abstract

This collection contains 4 typed copies of the same document regarding men involved in a secret society during the Civil War. It appears to be a portion of the record of a court-martial of men involved in a “Peace Society” called “The Knights of the Golden Circle.” The first few pages of the document are missing.

Dates: circa 1861-1865
Found in: Vanderbilt University Special Collections / Douglas-Ferrell Papers

 

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