Memoirs of Georgia; containing historical accounts of the state's civil, military, industrial and professional interests, and personal sketches of many of its people. Vol. I, Part 101

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Publication date: 1859
Publisher: Atlanta, Ga., The Southern historicl association
Number of Pages: 1294

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FLIJAH CRUMP, farmer, Henry, Franklin Co., Ga., son of Richard L. and - Elizabeth (Kesler) Crump, was born in Franklin county in 1837. (For par- ticulars respecting families of parents on both sides see sketch of Russell J. Crump in these Memoirs.) Mr. Crump was reared on the farm and received only a lim- ited education at the near-by country schools. In 1862 he enlisted in Company I (Capt. Chitwood), Thirty-fourth Georgia regiment, and gallantly participated in many of the most important battles of the war, continuing in the service until the surrender. He bore a part in the battle of Baker's Creek and the siege of Vicks- burg, where he was captured, paroled and sent home. Rejoining the army he was with the forces in front of Gen. Sherman, south of Dalton, and in the defense of Atlanta. Although young, he discharged his duties as a soldier with con- spicuous faithfulness and gallantry. On his return from the battlefield he rented land and engaged in farming-making and saving money. He made his first purchase of land in 1868, to which he has 'since added until now he has an excellent tract of 350 acres, on which he is successfully farming. Progressive, yet cautious, and a judicious manager, he stands among the foremost of Franklin county's farmers, and is one of her most substantial citizens. Mr. Crump was. married in 1859 to Miss Harriett-born in what is now Banks county in 1839- daughter of William and Judy (Nason) Crow. Her parents were natives of Vir- I-44

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ginia, whence they migrated to Georgia and settled in Franklin county. He was a well-to-do farmer and was a soldier in the Seminole war. Of the children born to Mr. and Mrs. Crump four are living: Martha J., wife of Matt Willy; Mary C., wife of William Kesler; Ida L., wife of James Looney, and Richard L. Mr. Crump is a member of the masonic fraternity and himself and wife are members of the Methodist church.

A. R. JONES, physician and surgeon, Lavonia, Franklin Co., Ga., son of Charles A. and Sarah N. (Aderhold) Jones, was born in Gordon county, Ga., in 1859. His paternal grandfather was a native of Floyd county. His father was born in what is now Gordon county, and was a well-to-do farmer. In 1862 he enlisted in the Confederate service, and was taken sick at Calhoun, where he died. Dr. Jones' mother was the daughter of Isaac Aderhold. Dr. Jones was reared on the farm and received a very limited education. He began the study of medicine under the preceptorship of Drs. Osborn and Tucker, and afterward attended lec- tures at the Southern Medical college, Atlanta, from which he graduated in 1882. He earned the money with which to defray the expenses of his professional educa- tion. He at once located near Lavonia, and after practicing there with excellent success five years moved to Lavonia, where he has practiced for the last eight vears, had all the patronage he could reasonably serve, and has enjoyed pro- fessional and financial prosperity. He owns and operates a quite large farm and conducts a general merchandise store and canning establishment. He is not only skilled as a physician, but is generally enterprising and possesses fine business qualifications. Dr. Jones was married in 1884 to Miss Mary M., born in Gwinnett county, Ga., in 1866, daughter of Jesse and Mary M. (Caldwell) McGee. He was a native of South Carolina, was a farmer, moved to Georgia and settled in Gwinnett county, where he died. He was a Confederate soldier during the war. Two of the children born to them-William O. and Charles D .- are still living. The mother of these, a devout member of the Presbyterian church, died in 1891. The following year he married Miss Gertrude, born in Hart county in 1874, daughter of Pruett and Eliza (Holbrook) Gulley. He was born in what is now Hart county, and served in the Confederate army during the late civil war. He has been a merchant, but is now a farmer in his native county. Dr. Jones is a member of the masonic fraternity and of the Presbyterian church.

ITTLE. Of the many excellent families who may justly be classed as "first settlers" of Northeast Georgia, few, if any, can claim precedence as to time of coming or probity of character over that of the Littles. A worthy representative of the family is W. R. Little, lawyer, Carnesville, Franklin Co. Ga., son of Crawford and Lucinda (Neal) Little, who was born in Franklin county in 1850. His great grand-father on his father's side was a native of Virginia who came to Georgia in the latter part of the last century and was among the first settlers of Elbert county. His paternal grandfather, James H. Little, was born in Elbert county, was a farmer all his life, and was a soldier in the last war with Great Britain. Early in life he moved to Franklin county where he ended his days. Mr. Little's father was born in Franklin county, and made farming his life-occupation. He was a volunteer soldier during the late civil war, and after serving for some time was discharged. He served the county faithfully and efficiently as tax receiver, and also as sheriff, and after a useful life died in 1889. A brother of his, Robert G., was a very prominent man, and was a member of the state senate a number of years. His grandparents on his mother's side were natives of North Carolina, who came to Georgia and settled first in Elbert county and moved

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thence to Franklin county, where they died. Mr. Little was raised on the farm and received his primary education at the near-by country schools, and afterward attended the high school at Jefferson, Jackson Co. He then in 1870, read law under the preceptorship of Col. John B. Estes, Gainesville, Ga., one of the most eminent lawyers in that part of the state; and in October of that year was admitted to the bar. He at once located in Carnesville, where he has lived ever since, and stands at the head of the local bar, with an increasing reputation and practice in the circuit. In 1880 he was elected to represent the county in the general assembly, where as a member of the committees on corporations and enrollment, and the special judiciary committee he performed valuable service. In 1884 he was again elected and served on the committees on general judiciary, railways, etc. In 1888, and again in 1894, he was elected to represent the senatorial district in the general assembly, and was appointed on the committees on general judiciary, privileges and elections, and public roads, of one or more of which he was chairman. Mr. Little has devoted himself almost exclusively to his profession, and has achieved the fine success and secured the influential clientage such devotion deserves. He has few equals in success at the local and circuit bar. Mr. Little married Miss Dudley, born in Clarke (now Oconee) county, Ga, in 1854, daughter of Clemillis and Susan O. (Swinney) Few. Mr. Few was born in Jackson county, moved to Oconee county, and is now living in Madison county, Ga. He served some considerable time during the late civil war. Of the children born to Mr. and Mrs. Little nine are living: Omar, Lamus, Leland, Julian, Ovie, Crawford, India, Iline and Neal. He is a member of the Masonic fraternity, and himself and wife are prominent and valued members of the Presbyterian church. He has five brothers: Thomas A., who lives in Jackson county, Ga .; James M., Crawford E., Payton B. and Neal, all of whom are successful farmers living in Franklin county, and one sister, Anna, who also lives in Franklin county.

DANIEL M'KENZIE, county ordinary, Carnesville, Franklin Co., Ga., son of William and Lucretia (Gardner) Mckenzie, was born in Clarke county, Ga., in 1842. His father was a native of Scotland, came to America in 1819, and settled in Canada. After teaching school there a number of years he emigrated to the United States and settled in New Jersey. There he engaged as a machinist, and in the course of business was sent to Georgia to put up the shafting and set up the machinery in the old Georgia factory, four miles below Athens, Clarke Co., one of the first factories built in the state. He followed his trade as a machinist until 1881, when he died. His mother was born in Clarke county, the daughter of a well-to-do farmer, whose family was among the earliest settlers in the county. Mr. Mckenzie was reared in Athens, where he received a very good education. In 1861 he enlisted in Company K, Capt. H. C. Billups, Third Georgia regiment, and went to the front. With his command he was in the second battle of Manassas, in which his arm was so badly shattered by a shot that it had to be amputated. As soon as he was able to do so he reported for duty and was detailed for service in the quartermaster's department in which he faithfully discharged his duty until the surrender. Returning to Athens he was elected clerk of the city council for some years, and then went to Banks county, where he taught school. Subsequently he moved to Franklin county, where he taught eighteen years. In 1889 he was elected ordinary of Franklin county, has since been re-elected, and is discharging the duties of the office with the same efficiency and conscientious fidelity that has characterized him all his life. He is public spirited and pro- gressive, alive to the interests and development of the county, and is held in very

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high esteem. Mr. Mckenzie was married in 1871 to Miss Martha E., born in Franklin county in 1846, daughter of John and Susan (Tabor) Pulliam. Mr. Pulliam was born in Franklin county and was a farmer. Eight children have blessed this union: John S., Mary E., Susan A., Martha D., Robert E., Ida A., Lucy Ellen and Nora Lee. Mr. Mckenzie is a member of the I. O. O. F., and himself and wife are members of the Methodist church.

COLUMBUS L. MIZE, farmer, Henry, Franklin Co., Ga., son of Henry J. and Mary E. (Mize) Mize, was born in Franklin (now Banks) county in 1850. His paternal grandparents, Thomas and Lovinia (Cape) Mize, were natives of Franklin county, whose families were among the early settlers. He was a large land. holder, and a farmer and merchant, prominent and influential. Mr. Mize's father was also born in Franklin county, in 1829, was raised on the farm, and when grown engaged in farming and merchandising. In 1861 the father enlisted and went to the front, doing good service until wounded at Jonesboro in July, 1864. He died the following month and was buried at Jonesboro. His remains were afterward moved to the Soldiers' cemetery through the care and direction of Miss Sallie Candler, sister of Hon. Allen D. Candler, of Atlanta. Henry J. Mize owned and operated the first cotton gin put up in the county. The maternal grand- parents of C. L. Mize, Warren and Elizabeth (Clarkston) Mize, were also natives of Franklin county, and he was a farmer, and volunteer soldier in the Indian war. Mr. Mize was reared on the farm and schooled himself. He started in life with nothing, but has worked hard and saved up until he has bought and now owns 400 acres of good land, and is a good and prosperous farmer. He was tax collector of the county many years, and is now postmaster at Henry. He stands well in the community, and has the friendship and confidence of his fellow-citizens. Mr. Mize was married in 1873 to Miss Mary S., born in South Carolina in 1851, daughter of Himer and Millie (Pickrell) Aderhold, native South Carolinians, who early in life came to Georgia and settled in Franklin county. His wife's grandfather, John Pickrell, came to South Carolina from Nantucket, Mass. Of the children which blessed this union six survive: Eugene J., Arrilla, Henry S., Thomas. L., Ida B. and Oscar C. Mr. and Mrs. Mize are active members of the Baptist church.

N.H. NELMS, farmer, Carnesville, Franklin Co., Ga., son of Jesse and Alice (Duncan) Nelms, was born in Elbert county, Ga., in 1834. His paternal grandparents, David and Unity (Holbrook) Nelms, were natives of North Caro- lina, who emigrated to Georgia and settled in Elbert county in the beginning of this century. He was of Irish descent, and a prominent farmer. Mr. Nelms" father was born in Elbert county, followed farming as his chief pursuit, but taught school in connection with it, and also served the people as a justice of the peace many years. In 1845 he died in the county of his birth. Mr. Nelms' mother's parents were Moses and Betsy Duncan. He was born in Elbert (now Hart) county, was a good farmer, and died in Elbert county. Mr. Nelms was reared on the farm and received only a limited education. In 1861 he enlisted in Company B, Capt. P. E. Davant, Twenty-fourth Georgia regiment, and participated in the following among other battles: Yorktown, seven days' fight around Richmond, South Mountain and Sharpsburg. He was wounded in this battle while serving as sergeant and sent to the hospital, where he remained about ten weeks, when he was granted a furlough and came home, being too feeble for field duty. Subse- quently he served on the home guard or state militia. After the war he resumed farming, has worked early and late and managed judiciously, so that now he has a

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good, well-equipped 400-acre farm, and is prepared to spend the closing years of his life in peace and plenty. Besides farming he operates a ginnery. Mr. Nelms was married in 1868 to Miss Sarah, born in Madison county, Ga., in 1847, daughter of James and Louisa (Moore) Powers. He was born in Madison county, was a well-to-do farnier, preached in the neighboring "meeting houses," and finally died in Madison county. Six of the children, who were the fruit of this marriage, are living: Margaret, Louisa, Julia Ann, John H., Ida and Gordon. He is a Master Mason, and himself and wife are consistent members of the Baptist church.

TRA W. RANDALL, merchant and capitalist, Martin, Franklin Co., Ga., son of Onie and Susan (Wilkerson) Randall, was born in Franklin county, in 1839. His paternal grandfather was a native of England, ran away from home, and came to the United States, and settled in Virginia. His name was John Bull, but he applied to the courts and had it changed to John Randall. Subsequently he migrated to South Carolina, whence, after a few years he moved to Georgia and settled in Franklin county, where he lived until he died. Mr. Randall's father was born in South Carolina, and came to Georgia early in life. He was quite a large and prosperous farmer, and a member of and an earnest worker in the Baptist church. He died in 1854. His mother's parents were natives of North Carolina, who early in life came to Georgia. Mr. Randall grew to manhood on the farm, receiving but little education. In 1861 he enlisted in Company H (Capt. Mosely), Twenty-fourth Georgia regiment. He was in some of the hottest engagements early in the conflict, and in the seven days' fight around Richmond had his arm shot off. He was sent to the hospital, where he remained about a month and then came home. He had nothing when the war closed, but in a few years by farming and trading he saved $300 with which, with Richard Yow, he embarked in a general merchandise business. A few years later he went into partnership in the same business with O. G. Childs, and was soon afterward burned out, by which he lost heavily. By farming and trading he has accumulated quite a large amount of property, including much fine farming land, and is also a money-lender. In addition to what he owns in Franklin county, he owns a good block of stock in one of the strongest of the Atlanta banks. He was elected tax collector of the county and served one term. He keeps well posted on political and financial mat- ters, and has excellent business capacity, which he has put to remarkably good use. He is progressive and enterprising, and exercises a strong influence. Mr. Randall was married in 1866 to Miss Jane-born in Franklin county in 1846- daughter of Jerry and Clara (Isbell) Cleveland. Mr. Cleveland was born in South Carolina, came to Georgia and settled in Franklin county early in life, and fol- lowed farming and milling. He served the county one term as sheriff-was very much respected-and died at the age of eighty-three years. Of the children born to them five survive: Louana, Lizzie, Fannie, W. R., and O. R. The mother of these, an exemplary member of the Baptist church, died in the early months of 1878. Late in the same year he married Miss Sarah Cleveland-born in Frank- lin county in 1842. He is a member of the Royal Arcanum and Knights of Honor, and himself and wife are members of the Baptist church.

Į N. TRIBBLE, farmer, Carnesville, Franklin Co., Ga., son of John and Essie (Clinkscales) Tribble, was born in South Carolina in 1832. His paternal grandparents were L. W. and Elizabeth (Crowder) Tribble. He was born in Virginia of English extraction, was a large land and slave owner and a wealthy planter. He was an ardent working member of the Baptist church. Mr. Trib- ble's father was born in Abbeville district, S. C., was a planter and quite rich,

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and died in 1839. His mother was a daughter of John and Polly (Pales) Clink- scales. He was of Scotch-Irish descent, a native of South Carolina, and a large land and slave owner. Nearly all of the above parties and their numerous descendants were and are firm adherents of the Baptist church. Mr. Tribble was reared on the plantation and received but a limited education. In 1862 he enlisted in Company G, Capt. Jones, Thirty-fourth Georgia regiment. He participated in many hard-fought battles, among them Baker's creek, Vicksburg, where he was captured and held two months. As soon as he was exchanged he returned to his command, with which he remained until the surrender. He was under Gen. Bragg in the battles at Lookout Mountain and Missionary Ridge; under Gen. Johnston in those noted and hard-fought battles from Dalton to Atlanta; and was with Gen. Hood in his Tennessee campaign. On his return home he found his farm and buildings in very bad condition, but he commenced the work of restoration with energy and now has a large 900-acre farm of as good land as is in northeast Georgia, with substantial improvements. He was elected ordinary in 1877 and held the office three terms, doing excellent service for the county at a time when sound discretion and good judgment combined with forethought and energy were needed. That he proved equal to the emergency is sufficiently attested by his repeated re-elections. He is tolerably rich, owning, besides his large plantation, a number of houses in Carnesville, and exercises a wide and strong influence. Mr. Tribble was married in 1852 to Miss Jane-born in South Carolina in 1831-daughter of Richardson and Elizabeth (Ellis) Tribble. He was a South Carolina farmer and spent his life in the state. To Mr. and Mrs. Tribble the following children have been born: William O., Essie E., James A., Elmina J., Jasper N., George W., Samuel J., Alice A., and Ella R. The mother of these, an exemplary inember of the Baptist church, died early in 1877, and late in that year Mr. Tribble contracted a second marriage with Miss Jane, daughter of Abraham and Christina (Owens) Riley. He was a native South Carolinian, who moved to Georgia in 1872. Mr. Tribble and his wife are prom- inent and influential members of the Baptist church.

RICHARD D. YOW, merchant-farmer and capitalist, Avalon, Franklin Co., Ga., son of Thomas A. and Melissa (Dean) Yow, was born in South Carolina in 1844. His paternal great-grandfather was a native of Germany and emigrated to this country in 1750. His grandparents, Dempsey and Jennie (Davis) Yow, were natives of North and South Carolina respectively. He was a farmer in Pickens county, in which he died. Mr. Yow's father was born in South Carolina and moved to Georgia and settled in Franklin county in 1851. He engaged in farming, and also conducted a general merchandise store, in both of which he was financially successful. He was elected surveyor of the county and served one or two terms. When the late war began he enlisted and went to the front, where he was taken sick and sent to the hospital at Richmond, where he died. Mr. R. D. Yow's maternal grandparents were Richard and Cynthia (Jenkins) Dean. He was a native of Anderson district, S. C., and was a rich planter and large land-owner. Mr. Yow was reared on the farm and received a limited education at the time-honored log school house where so many other of Georgia's prominent and distinguished citizens "graduated." In 1863 he enlisted in Com- pany B, Capt. Patrick (later Capt. Mosely), First Georgia regiment, state line. He was a participant in most of the engagements from New Hope church to Atlanta, where during the siege he was captured and sent to Camp Chase, Ohio, where he was detained until April, 1865. On his return honie he went to work on the farm, and farmed three years. He then embarked in the general mer-

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chandise business at Goodwill, Franklin Co., whence he went to Carnesville, where he did business two years. From there he went back to Goodwill, then to Toccoa, Habersham Co., whence, after doing business two years, he moved to Avalon and established a large general merchandise business and became postmaster. Here he carried a very large and heavy stock of general merchandise, and does a very large and profitable trade with the surrounding country. He has been exceptionally successful; owns in addition to his merchandise between six and seven thousand acres of good farming land, three grist mills, and a large interest in the Toccoa bank, and is the wealthiest man in Franklin county. Mr. Yow has served his fellow citizens as justice of the peace many years, as county school commissioner, and as a member of the boards of education and jury commissioners. In 1872 he was elected to represent the county in the general assembly, and was appointed on the committees on finance and corporations. In 1882 he was elected to represent the senatorial district in the general assembly, and was appointed on the committees on finance and banking. He has discharged all the duties of the various public positions he has held faithfully and to the best interest of the people, whose confidence he fully enjoys. He is a inan of large business capacity and qualifications and unusual financial ability. He is fully abreast of the time and progressive in everything. Mr. Yow was married in 1870 to Miss Mary-born in Franklin county in 1852-daughter of Dr. Henry D. and Amanda (Patrick) Aderhold. Dr. Aderhold was reared in Franklin county, in which he has practiced medicine successfully, professionally and financially, for fifty years. Of the children with which this union has been blessed four survive: S. B., Myrtle, Morris, and Jones D. Mr. Yow is a member of the masonic fraternity and Mrs. Yow is a working member of the Baptist church.

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HON. BENJAMIN F. ABBOTT, of Atlanta, who has long been recognized as one of the leading members of the bar of the state, is a native Georgian. He was born in Cherokee county on July 3, 1839. His early life was spent on the farm, and having received a good academic education he removed to Atlanta in 1860 and began the study of the law under the direction of the late Green B. Haygood, Esq. He was admitted to the bar in October, 1860. He immediately opened an office and practiced law until June, 1861, when he enlisted as a volun- teer in Company F, Twentieth regiment, Georgia volunteers, army of northern Virginia. That company was commanded by Capt. E. M. Seage, and it was per- haps the only company in the Confederate service which marched on foot more than 125 miles to take the cars for the seat of war in Virginia. The company was not wholly made up in Atlanta and in order to recruit and fill the ranks they marched from Atlanta to Roswell, thence to Hickory Flat and Orange, in Cherokee county; Frog Town in Forsyth county, Jasper in Pickens, Ellijay in Gilmer county, Spring Place in Murray county and on to Dalton, Ga. The company had a wagon for the transportation of the baggage, etc. At the various points named a halt was made and recruits procured, and when the command reached its destination it was nearly one hundred strong. Mr. Abbott remained with his regiment until 1863. when ill health forced his retirement. In the meantime he saw much hard service.

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He was with his regiment in the battles of Malvern Hill, Sharpsburg, Fredricks- burg, Thoroughfare Gap and a number of smaller engagements. After leaving active service he was assigned duty in the quartermaster's department. At the close of the war Mr. Abbott was engaged for a short time in successful mercantile pursuits, and then resumed the practice of the law. In this, his chosen pro- fession, his success was almost phenomenal. In a very few years his clientage embraced many of the leading business firms and corporations of the country, and his practice was quite as remunerative as that of many of the oldest and ablest practitioners, notwithstanding the Atlanta bar was then the equal of any in the state. On the retirement of the Hon. H. K. McCay from the supreme bench Mr. Abbott formed a partnership with him, which continued until dissolved by the ap- pointment of Judge McCay to the Federal bench for the northern district of Georgia. At successive periods he practiced law in partnership with Mr. J. R. Gray and Mr. Alexander W. Smith, respectively. At present he is practicing with his son, Mr. Charles A. Abbott. Though strictly wedded to his profession and having but little desire to mingle with politics, he consented to make the race for the general assembly and was accordingly elected as one of the representatives of the county of Fulton in that body in the session of 1884-5. He was one of the leading members of the house, serving on many of its most important com- mittees. As a member of the finance committee he gave special attention to the bill for raising funds to build the new capitol and was chairman of the committee on part of the house to arrange for and to conduct the ceremonies at the laying of the corner-stone. It is not invidious to say that Mr. Abbott did more than any one man in procuring the appropriation for the erection of the capitol. In 1874 Mr. Abbott was one of the committee of seventy to prepare a new charter for the city of Atlanta, and was one of the sub-committee of seven to draft and submit the bill to the general assembly for that purpose. On behalf of the sub-committee he prepared the bill which became a law and was the author of many of its best provisions. He was a member of the executive committee of the international cotton exposition held in Atlanta, Ga., in 1881, and was its legal adviser. As a lawyer he does a general practice and represents various corporations and mone- tary institutions, besides individuals. He has been for many years the attorney of the Atlanta National bank. In 1893 Mr. Abbott was urged by the leading mem- bers of the bar to accept the appointment as judge of the superior court of the Atlanta circuit, which he declined, and in 1893 he was similarly presented to the governor for appointment, which he likewise declined. He is a man of liberal culture, a forceful, eloquent and humorous speaker. He has been a frequent con- tributor to the public press on political and other subjects, all of which have been widely read and copied. He is a loyal and consistent member and deacon of the Baptist church. For many years he has been a delegate to the State Baptist convention and the Southern Baptist convention, and is a member of the Home Mission board of the latter body. Mr. Abbott has been twice married, first to Miss Isabella Kendrick, the accomplished daughter of the late Mr. S. S. Kendrick, of Atlanta, Ga., with whom he lived in perfect domestic happiness for more than a quarter of a century and until her death; and second to Mrs. Josephine A. Richards, of Atlanta, his present wife, and who presides with grace and elegance over his home.

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Memoirs of Georgia; containing historical accounts of the state's civil, military, industrial and professional interests, and personal sketches of many of its people. Vol. I, Part 101

Author: Publication date: 1859 Publisher: Atlanta, Ga., The Southern historicl association Number of Pages: 1294

Author:
Publication date: 1859
Publisher: Atlanta, Ga., The Southern historicl association
Number of Pages: 1294