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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00684.21 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of John McIntosh Kell, Commander in the Confederate Navy |
| Title | John Brown Gordon to Julia Blanche Kell commiserating her for the death of her husband |
| Date | 7 October 1900 |
| Author | Gordon, John Brown (1832-1904) |
| Recipient | Kell, Julia Blanche |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Sends his sympathies to Julia Blanche Kell on the announcement of Kell's death. John Brown Gordon, a former Confederate lieutenant general, served post-war as a U.S. senator (1873-80, 1891-97) and governor of Georgia (1886-90). |
| Subjects | Women's History Death Confederate General or Leader Marriage Government and Civics |
| People | Gordon, John Brown (1832-1904) Kell, Julia Blanche (1836-1917) Kell, John McIntosh (1823-1900) |
| Place written | Kirkwood, Georgia |
| Theme | Children & Family; Women in American History; Health & Medicine |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | John B. Gordon was Governor of Georgia. Kell worked under him from 1886 to 1890 as the Adjutant General of Georgia. Kell died on 5 October 1900. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |